A Philadelphia police officer suffered critical injuries after a gunman opened fire during a traffic stop in Kensington.
The gunfire broke out on the 3500 block of F Street Saturday night, a little before 8 p.m., Philadelphia Police Commissioner Kevin Bethel said.Two officers conducted a traffic stop on a car with four occupants. They then moved to a live stop of the vehicle. During an inspection of the car, Bethel noted the officers saw a holster and a man begin to run from the scene.The suspect then turned and opened fire, shooting three times and striking the officer in the neck.
Sources tell FOX 29's Steve Keeley the officer’s partner drove him to Temple University Hospital.The officer was hit behind the ear and is in critical condition, fighting for his life, Commissioner Bethel said.Sources say the suspected gunman was briefly holed up in a barricade situation on East Wishart, but SWAT was able to clear that barricade without finding the gunman. He was taken into custody after another barricade in the 800 block of Schiller Street.
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