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Philadelphia officer fatally shot, second wounded after report of armed man
The Guardian reports that officer Shane Seiber, 40, was killed in West Philadelphia and a second officer is in stable condition.
The short version
- A Philadelphia police officer, Shane Seiber, 40, was killed early Saturday after responding to a report of a man with a gun.[The Guardian]
- A second officer underwent surgery at Penn Presbyterian medical center and was listed in stable condition, according to police.[The Guardian]
- A suspect is in custody. The Philadelphia Inquirer, citing law enforcement sources, identified him as Eric Lewis, 35, and reported he works for the city water department, but the name rests on unnamed sources and motive is not reported.[The Guardian]
Key facts
- A Philadelphia police officer was fatally shot and another was wounded on Saturday after responding to a report of a man with a gun.[The Guardian]
- Shane Seiber, 40, was killed early on Saturday in West Philadelphia, according to police commissioner Kevin Bethel.[The Guardian]
- The surviving officer underwent surgery at Penn Presbyterian medical center and was listed in stable condition, Bethel said.[The Guardian]
- Bethel said a suspect was in custody.[The Guardian]
- The Philadelphia Inquirer, citing law enforcement sources, identified the suspect as Eric Lewis, 35.[The Guardian]
- The Inquirer also reported that Lewis works for Philadelphia's municipal water department.[The Guardian]
What remains uncertain
- The suspect's name comes from unnamed law enforcement sources as cited by the Inquirer, not from an on-the-record official identification in the reporting.[The Guardian]
- Motive, charges, and the circumstances of the shooting are not described in the available reporting.[The Guardian]
Sources
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