three Philadelphia police officers shot<\/a> Saturday night in the Wynnefield section of the city.<\/p>\n“Part of this is just making sure he knows he is valued, that his work is important,” Police Commissioner Kevin Bethel said.<\/p>\n
The other two officers remain hospitalized but are expected to be OK.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Video from a police surveillance camera shows the sergeant placing a tourniquet on his bleeding leg. The commissioner said he was a veteran who served two tours in Iraq.<\/p>\n
Police were at 54th and Arlington streets for reports of shots fired.<\/p>\n
Police say while they were investigating, a man named Eric Franks approached and entered their crime scene. Franks was a local business owner and a retired Philadelphia firefighter and veteran. He became increasingly agitated, according to the officers, and in the video, you can see him shove the sergeant.<\/p>\n
Police said while attempting to take Franks into custody, he pulled out a gun and shot at officers.<\/p>\n
Police returned fire, killing Franks.<\/p>\n
“Maybe the police were trying to de-escalate something and it just went left very fast,” neighbor Maria Crespo said. <\/p>\n
Police say the two officers still in the hospital may go home later this week. Both have had surgery, and one is recovering from a gunshot wound to the face.<\/p>\n
People who said they knew Franks said arguing with police and then pulling out a weapon was out of character for him.<\/p>\n
“We will find out what made Eric go like that,” said one woman who did not want to share her name. “Eric is not like that, He’s a very humble man.”<\/p>\n
They said they want to see the results of the investigation and how things took such a turn.<\/p>\n
“I would like to know what caused such a mess,” the woman said.<\/p>\n
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