Two Philadelphia cops shot 15 times in ambush, leaving one dead
One Philadelphia police officer is dead and another is in stable condition after a gunman ambushed the two law enforcement officers early on Saturday morning, local officials said.
TL;DR
- Officer Shane Seiber died after being shot three times in an ambush.
- His partner, a 33-year-old father of five, was shot twelve times and is in stable condition.
- The ambush occurred early Saturday morning in West Philadelphia.
- The suspect was arrested after fleeing the scene and hiding in a tree.
- State Rep. Amen Brown stated the suspect has an extensive criminal record and allegedly wished he had killed more officers.
- Mayor Cherrelle Parker and Gov. Josh Shapiro expressed condolences and highlighted the dangers faced by law enforcement.
- Gov. Shapiro ordered flags across Pennsylvania to be flown at half-staff.
- Officer Seiber had served on the force for 10 years and is survived by his wife and two young children.