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PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — A Philadelphia police officer was hospitalized after being shot during a struggle with an armed man inside a business.
It happened around 8:45 p.m. Friday near the 2800 block of North Mascher Street.
According to police, two officers confronted an armed man inside the store. A struggle ensued and that’s when the male suspect shot the officer twice in the leg.
Philadelphia Police Commissioner Kevin Bethel says the officer’s partner returned fire, striking the suspect who died at the hospital.
The injured officer was rushed to Temple University Hospital and listed in stable condition.
“I’ve been here too many times. It is unacceptable that my officers, my men and women, are shot on these streets in the City of Philadelphia,” said Bethel.
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Both officers involved are assigned to the 24th District and have been on the force for six years.
Further information on the shooting, including the suspect’s identity, has not been released.
Police say someone inside of the store stole the suspect’s gun after the shooting. That person is still being sought.
IMAGE: Police are calling the pictured individual a person of interest in connection with a gun theft at the scene of an officer-involved shooting on Jan. 26, 2024.
An image obtained by Action News shows a person of interest wanted for questioning.
Anyone with information is asked to call investigators at 215-686-TIPS.
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