PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — A 33-year-old Philadelphia Police officer remains in stable condition in the ICU on Monday, following the ambush shooting over the weekend that left him injured and a fellow officer dead.
It all unfolded early Saturday with a gunman unleashing a barrage of bullets on the officers as they responded to a home in West Philadelphia.
Officer Shane Seiber, 40, was killed in the encounter. He was a husband and father of two young children.
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Alleged cop killer Eric Lewis has a history of anger and mental health issues, says his brother Kiel Lewis.
“I’ve known this man was an angry bird from the start of life,” he said.
Eric Lewis’ mugshot reveals a man seemingly unaffected by his alleged involvement in the murder of Philadelphia Police officer Shane Seiber and the wounding of another officer.
The two officers were responding to reports of a man with a gun on the 100 block of N. 52nd Street just after midnight Saturday.
Police say a scuffle on the front porch ensued and then Lewis opened fire.
Fellow police loaded the officers into cruisers and rushed them to local hospitals.
His neighbors describe Lewis as a man who lived a quiet life alone with his dogs.
“I was surprised. I didn’t think he’d do anything like that,” said Blak Keese from West Philadelphia.
But Lewis’ arrest record paints a different picture, with charges for firearms, drugs, assault, and theft dating back to 2012.
Sources say in 2020, he was arrested for murder, but the case was dismissed due to a lack of witnesses and other case issues.
Lewis was a member of District Council 33, working as a tradesman with the Philadelphia Water Department for less than two years.
City officials say they’re reviewing his hiring and employment history but don’t yet have details to provide.
In 2011, the city passed the so-called Ban the Box law, which set certain rules about asking about a potential employee’s criminal history.
The law has been amended a few times. Felonies can be considered if they occurred within seven years, and misdemeanors are limited to four years.
Action News attempted to reach Lewis’ public defender for comment, but we were unsuccessful.
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