• Home
  • About
    • Authors
  • Articles
    • Archives
    • Chaplain
    • Crime & Controversy
    • Community
    • Cop Humor
    • Editorial
    • Op-ed
    • Gear & Technology
    • Investigations
    • Laws & Legal
    • Leadership
    • News
    • Officer Down
    • On Duty
    • Tactics
  • Network
    • Illinois Network
    • Minneapolis Network
    • Tulsa Network
    • Wauwatosa Network
    • Learn more
  • Training
  • Officer Privacy
  • Jobs
  • Contact
No Result
View All Result
Law Officer
Law Officer
No Result
View All Result

Five people arrested after Philadelphia plainclothes officers take gunfire

Five people
August 29, 2019
Law OfficerbyLaw Officer
Share and speak up for justice, law & order...

PHILADELPHIA – Five people are in custody Thursday in Philadelphia after two plainclothes officers were fired at while canvassing a neighborhood for drugs.

The shooting occurred Wednesday night in north Philadelphia. Moreover, it happened two weeks after—and about one mile away from where—a man shot six officers during a chaotic standoff on Aug. 14.

Police: 5 in custody after shots fired at Philadelphia officers from car https://t.co/r1VyvOvjGm

— FOX 29 (@FOX29philly) August 29, 2019

Onlookers were seen taunting and throwing things at Philadelphia police during the gun battle two weeks ago. The shooting turned into a standoff, which took more than eight hours to resolve.

“I mentioned this at 10 and since I was harassed during that live shot, I’ll mention it here, too,” KYW-TV reporter Alexandria Hoff said on Twitter at the time. “A major moment of disappointment this evening was watching a crowd of people taunt police officers, laughing and yelling at them in the midst of the gunfire.”

The officers targeted in Wednesday’s attack were patrolling Oakdale and Warnock Streets when they heard gunshots and turned around—only to spot someone in a car pointing a gun at them, FOX29 reported.

The shooter then apparently barricaded himself in a nearby building. As a result, a SWAT team responded to the scene and, about an hour later, four men and one woman came out and surrendered, according to FOX29.

  • PHILADELPHIA TOP COP ABRUPTLY RESIGNS AMID HARASSMENT AND DISCRIMINATION CLAIMS 

No officers were reported injured in the incident and investigators are said to be obtaining a warrant to search the property for a gun.

Charges are pending against all five people taken into custody. Names were not provided.

 


Share and speak up for justice, law & order...
Tags: Philadelphia Police Departmentplainclothes officersshooting
Law Officer

Law Officer

Law Officer is the only major law enforcement publication and website owned and operated by law enforcement—for law enforcement and supporters of justice, law, and order. This unique facet makes Law Officer much more than just a publishing company, but a true advocate for the law enforcement profession.

Related Posts

2 Philadelphia police officers shot

April 30, 2023

Wrong Address

April 19, 2023
Philadelphia man shot 70 times

Philadelphia man shot more than 70 times on front porch of home

March 13, 2023
Chris Fitzgerald

Temple university police officer killed trying to stop carjacking, suspect in custody

February 19, 2023

First Grade Student Shoots Teacher in Virginia Classroom

January 7, 2023
Philadelphia

At least 9 wounded in mass shooting outside Philly bar

November 6, 2022
Load More

Latest Articles

Amanda Hicks

Crying baby leads police to discover murder-suicide scene

May 30, 2023
Christopher Taylor

Mistrial declared in murder trial of Austin police officer

May 30, 2023
melee

Melee, stabbing, and shots fired at Washburn HS Somali culture night

May 30, 2023
Gregory Rodriguez

Correctional officer faces 300 years in prison for allegedly sexually assaulting 13 female inmates

May 29, 2023
Ohio Parole Board

Ohio Parole Board Releases Convicted Killers Despite Dangers to (and Pleas from) the Public

May 29, 2023
Chad Fryar

Pastor’s daughters killed when train crashes into family pick-up truck

May 29, 2023
Load More

Weekly E-Newsletter

Subscribe—and get the latest news and editorials direct from Law Officer each week!

[newsletter_form type="minimal"]

JOIN THE FIGHT

BE COURAGEOUS

FIND MORE…

Law Officer

© 2021 LawOfficer.com

LawOfficer.com

  • Home
  • About
  • Advertise
  • Privacy Policy
  • Corrections
  • Contact

Speak up for justice, law & order

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • About
    • Authors
  • Articles
    • Archives
    • Chaplain
    • Crime & Controversy
    • Community
    • Cop Humor
    • Editorial
    • Op-ed
    • Gear & Technology
    • Investigations
    • Laws & Legal
    • Leadership
    • News
    • Officer Down
    • On Duty
    • Tactics
  • Network
    • Illinois Network
    • Minneapolis Network
    • Tulsa Network
    • Wauwatosa Network
    • Learn more
  • Training
  • Officer Privacy
  • Jobs
  • Contact

© 2021 LawOfficer.com