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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — 3 Philadelphia police officers were shot & wounded at a home & a suspect was killed early Wednesday when a SWAT team tried to arrest a man wanted on a homicide charge.
The shooting occurred around 6:30 a.m., soon after officers tried to serve a warrant in North Philadelphia, said First Deputy Commissioner John Stanford. The 19-year-old suspect, whose name was not released, fired at officers through a window as they were attempting to knock on the front door.
Officers entered the house, where the man & officers exchanged gunfire, he said. The man tried to exit the back of the home while firing at officers, who returned fire.
The man was wanted for a homicide that occurred in August. He was also a suspect in several armed robberies.
The 19-year-old was taken to the hospital & pronounced dead, Stanford said. Police did not release details of his injuries or say how many times he had been shot.
One officer was shot in the hip, while another had a leg wound. A third officer was hit in the chest by a bullet that ricocheted off of his Kevlar vest. All 3 were taken to a hospital & were listed as stable.
“The fact that ... there are this many incidents with SWAT officers being fired upon, is not normal. We have come to believe this is a normal course of events. It is not,” Stanford said.
It was unclear how many people were in the home at the time of the shooting. But at least 1 other person was taken from the scene in handcuffs. Stanford said police don’t believe anyone else was involved in the shooting, but the investigation continues.
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