2 Philadelphia police officers shot, suspect in custody
Two Philadelphia police officers were rushed to hospitals Saturday morning after a gunman shot them multiple times, officials said.
Officers received a call for a man armed with a gun on the porch of a home. When officers arrived, they approached and came under heavy gunfire, Commissioner Kevin Bethel said.
Bethel described one officer as a 40-year-old father of two. He was shot three times. Another officer, a 33-year-old father of five, was shot 12 times, Bethel said.
The suspect was eventually arrested after police pulled him from a tree and took him into custody.
Police recovered three guns from the scene — two handguns and a shotgun. One of the handguns had been taken from one of the officers who was shot, according to Bethel.
"I want to be very clear, I am grateful for their service and the reason is because for nights like tonight. We think of them as law enforcement officers, but I see mothers and fathers sons and daughters, brothers and sisters," Parker said.
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- Two Philadelphia police officers were rushed to hospitals Saturday morning after a gunman shot them multiple times, officials said.
- Officers received a call for a man armed with a gun on the porch of a home. When officers arrived, they approached and came under heavy gunfire, Commissioner Kevin Bethel said.
- Bethel described one officer as a 40-year-old father of two. He was shot three times. Another officer, a 33-year-old father of five, was shot 12 times, Bethel said.
- The suspect was eventually arrested after police pulled him from a tree and took him into custody.
- Police recovered three guns from the scene — two handguns and a shotgun. One of the handguns had been taken from one of the officers who was shot, according to Bethel.