A Philadelphia police officer is in stable condition after he was ambushed by an assailant who reportedly fired more than a dozen shots, three of which hit him:
#BREAKING Philadelphia PD identifies officer ambushed, shot in police cruiser as Officer Jessie Hartnett. Reportedly in stable condition
— Corrina Pysa (@CorrinaPysa) January 8, 2016
The officer was on patrol in his car in West Philly, when the suspect walked up and started shooting 13 times point blank. #Philly
— Alex Holley (@AlexHolleyFOX29) January 8, 2016
BREAKING on #gmc: An officer in #Philadelphia has been shot at 13 times and hit 3 times. Find out the extent of his injuries coming up
— Crystal Costa (@CrystalWPDE) January 8, 2016
Via the AP:
A Philadelphia police officer was ambushed by a man while sitting in his marked cruiser, and was in stable condition Friday after being shot three times in his left arm, officials said.
Police Commissioner Richard Ross said the suspect fired 13 shots that hit Officer Jessie Hartnett and his car late Thursday. He said the officer returned fire, hitting his assailant at least three times.
A suspect is in custody, and the Philadelphia chief of police said it’s miraculous that the officer survived:
FOX NEWS ALERT: Suspect 'tried to execute' Philadelphia police officer in West Philadelphia ambushhttps://t.co/YhpLr3Ryi3
— FOX & friends (@foxandfriends) January 8, 2016
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A Philadelphia police officer was ambushed and shot late Thursday night while in his patrol car in Philadelphia. pic.twitter.com/L6ihvlGLmi
— The Philadelphia Inquirer (@PhillyInquirer) January 8, 2016
Philadelphia officer shot 3 times in attempted 'execution' https://t.co/2odRN1q1xo pic.twitter.com/2zZzFFcrAQ
— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) January 8, 2016
Philly Police Commissioner Richard Ross details shooting of Ofc. Jesse Hartnett –> https://t.co/WXigUVU55Dhttps://t.co/RqGi5arLhs
— NBC10 Philadelphia (@NBCPhiladelphia) January 8, 2016
Police officer shot in West Philly last night: https://t.co/Pxb0xpajXg pic.twitter.com/k8WFC1nnNB
— The Philadelphia Inquirer (@PhillyInquirer) January 8, 2016
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