CBS Philly is reporting this afternoon that as many as six police officers were injured when a hit-and-run driver struck them with his car in the Olney section of the city. The suspect was shot by a police officer and taken into custody a short time later.
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One of the Philly Police cars damaged in incident where several officers were injured in Olney pic.twitter.com/Q9RZGeeZqF
— Drew Smith (@drewsmithtv) May 12, 2015
#Breaking: 3rd officer of 6 hurt taken to Einstein Hospital right now. Suspect reported shot.http://t.co/Qxbr1vymaA pic.twitter.com/2efSXmd5JS
— FOX 29 (@FOX29philly) May 12, 2015
The suspect as well as at least two if not three of the officers were taken to the Albert Einstein Medical Center to be treated for non-life threatening injuries.
#BREAKING: 6 Philadelphia Police Officers Hurt, Man Shot http://t.co/ecaC6KEJe8
— NBC10 Philadelphia (@NBCPhiladelphia) May 12, 2015
NBC 10 reports that officers had the suspect’s burgundy Chrysler surrounded and were trying to coax him out of the car when he sped off, knocking them back.
Several Philadelphia police officers hurt, including 2 struck by fleeing car in Olney http://t.co/W2N3x1D2Sj @6abc pic.twitter.com/qicP4t1cui
— Blue Alert (@BlueAlertUs) May 12, 2015
http://t.co/1udDtilLTB : PHOTOS: Several Philadelphia police officers injured pic.twitter.com/GHGgU6ZTyg
— CyberNews (@CyberNewsUS) May 12, 2015
Update:
CBS 3 reports that four police officers have been hospitalized along with the suspect, whose father says his son suffered a seizure.
DEVELOPING: Police say 4 officers are at the hospital along with the suspect. This is his car. LIVE report at 5. pic.twitter.com/CoUFnOrdod
— David Spunt (@davidspunt) May 12, 2015
DEVELOPING: I just spoke with Rudolph Keitt's dad. He said he's sorry for officer injuries but his son had a seizure. pic.twitter.com/yeaYUeo96L
— David Spunt (@davidspunt) May 12, 2015
Video of the incident has surfaced.
Witness gave me this video from the scene, said woman in car with Keitt ran out screaming "He's having a seizure." pic.twitter.com/yCaTG9Ia3c
— Vinny Vella (@Vellastrations) May 12, 2015
Twitchy will update this post as details emerge.
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