{"id":304374,"date":"2026-10-11T10:58:18","date_gmt":"2026-10-11T10:58:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/304374\/"},"modified":"2026-10-11T10:58:18","modified_gmt":"2026-10-11T10:58:18","slug":"west-philadelphia-residents-still-processing-shooting-that-killed-police-officer-we-dont-expect-this","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/304374\/","title":{"rendered":"West Philadelphia residents still processing shooting that killed police officer: “We don’t expect this”"},"content":{"rendered":"

Neighbors on the West Philadelphia block where a police officer was killed<\/a> and another was injured are still processing the tragedy.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Philadelphia police officer Shane Seiber, 40, was allegedly shot and killed by 35-year-old Eric Lewis<\/a>, officials said. Another officer, a 33-year-old, was shot 12 times. He’s being treated in the hospital.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Lewis has been charged with numerous crimes, including homicide of a law enforcement officer, murder, and attempted homicide of a law enforcement officer, Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Jymme Sue Anderson was sitting on her porch just after midnight when her block erupted in gunfire.<\/p>\n

“I heard the shots, and I saw the police car roll up, and I didn’t see anything else, but I heard shots, and I ran inside, and then I heard a whole lot more shots,” Anderson said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

From inside her home, she watched the chaos unfold just a few doors down.<\/p>\n

“To find out that an officer died is just real sad,” Anderson said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Anderson said the violence isn’t reflective of her neighborhood.<\/p>\n

“This is not who we are on 52nd Street,” she said. “It really is not. We’re a good neighborhood and a good community.”<\/p>\n

The sentiment was echoed by Asad Ghumman, who owns a shop a few blocks away.<\/p>\n

“I know this area,” Ghuman said. “It grew up right in front of me. Things have gotten much, much better. So, like I said before, we don’t expect this.”<\/p>\n

Philadelphia Councilwoman Jamie Gauthier, who represents the area where the shooting happened, said she’s been partnering with neighbors and nonprofits to strengthen community-police relationships.<\/p>\n

“We’ve been working for about a year to make the area safer, and in many ways we’ve seen the results of that,” Gauthier said. “But obviously that work is not going to catch everything.”<\/p>\n

As people who live on this block are still reeling from the tragedy, neighbors and community leaders alike said now begins the process toward healing.<\/p>\n

“When people consider themselves family and friends, get your folks some help because if you don’t, then it leads to tragic situations like this.” State rep. Amen Brown said.<\/p>\n

\n More from CBS News\n <\/p>\n

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