Wednesday, October 04, 2023

GOOD: THE THREE COPS WERE NOT SEIOUSLY WOUNDED ... BETTER: THE SUSPECT WAS SHOT DEAD

Three cops shot in Philadelphia, suspect killed 

 

Oct. 4, 2023

 

An investigation is underway after at least three police officers were shot in Northeast Philadelphia on Wednesday night, Action News has learned.Three Philadelphia police officers were shot and a suspected gunman was killed on Wednesday night.

 

Three Philadelphia police officers were shot and a suspected gunman was killed on Wednesday night, according to local reports.

Police had responded to a report of shots fired at a home on Whitaker Avenue in the city’s Rhawnhurst neighborhood when the officers came under fire from the suspect, police told CBS News.

Officers returned fire, killing one suspect, WPVI reported.

 Images from the scenePolice had responded to a report of shots fired at a home on  Whitaker Avenue in the city’s Rhawnhurst neighborhood when the officers came under fire from the suspect.

 

One officer was shot in the leg, another in the arm and the third was shot in the hand, police sources told the station.

All three officers were taken to Jefferson Torresdale Hospital and are listed as stable, according to CBS.

Additional details were not immediately available.

No comments: