{"id":304906,"date":"2026-10-12T07:26:06","date_gmt":"2026-10-12T07:26:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/304906\/"},"modified":"2026-10-12T07:26:06","modified_gmt":"2026-10-12T07:26:06","slug":"suspect-in-deadly-philadelphia-police-ambush-faces-76-charges-ordered-held-without-bail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/304906\/","title":{"rendered":"Suspect in deadly Philadelphia police ambush faces 76 charges, ordered held without bail"},"content":{"rendered":"

The suspect accused in the ambush killing of a Philadelphia police officer<\/a> was arraigned Sunday morning on 76 charges and ordered held without bail, according to court records.<\/p>\n

Eric Lewis, 35, faces charges including murder, homicide of a law enforcement officer, attempted murder, 10 counts of attempted homicide of a law enforcement officer, aggravated assault, terroristic threats<\/a> and other related offenses. His next court date is scheduled for Oct. 26.<\/p>\n

The charges stem from a Saturday shooting that killed Philadelphia police Officer Shane Seiber and left his partner wounded.<\/p>\n

Seiber, 40, was a father of two and an Air Force veteran who served 10 years with the Philadelphia Police Department. He is survived by his wife, 7-year-old son and 3-year-old daughter.<\/p>\n

PHILADELPHIA POLICE OFFICER KILLED, PARTNER SHOT 12 TIMES IN AMBUSH; SUSPECT FOUND HIDING IN TREE<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cHe fought valiantly, but he lost his life today,\u201d Police Commissioner Kevin Bethel said at a news conference on Saturday. \u201cHis wife was able to be by his side before he passed, as well as his family.\u201d<\/p>\n

The wounded officer, a 33-year-old father of five, was shot 12 times and was initially listed in critical condition. He has since been listed in stable condition.<\/p>\n

The shooting unfolded around 12:20 a.m. Saturday, when the two officers responded to a report of a man with a gun. They located an armed man on a porch, according to police.<\/p>\n

KENTUCKY TROOPER, FATHER OF 3, GUNNED DOWN DURING TRAFFIC STOP AS SUSPECT CAPTURED AFTER MANHUNT<\/a><\/p>\n

The officers then came under \u201csignificant gunfire\u201d after reaching the porch, police said.<\/p>\n

Additional officers and a SWAT team arrived a short time later and found both officers on the porch suffering from gunshot wounds.<\/p>\n

More gunfire followed, prompting authorities to declare a barricade situation before Lewis was eventually taken into custody, according to police.<\/p>\n

Police said Lewis was found in possession of two handguns and a shotgun. One of the handguns belonged to an officer wounded in the attack.<\/p>\n

At a news conference Saturday, District Attorney Larry Krasner declined to say whether Lewis had fired the officer\u2019s handgun or how he had obtained the other firearms.<\/p>\n

Krasner also said there was nothing in Lewis\u2019 criminal background that would have prevented him from obtaining a firearm.<\/p>\n

Lewis, an employee of the Philadelphia Water Department, has a criminal history<\/a> dating to 2012, according to Pennsylvania court records reviewed by Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n

Court records show Lewis was convicted of theft and receiving stolen property in 2012 and of gun-related offenses and simple assault in 2013. He received probation in both cases.<\/p>\n

In 2018, Lewis pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct involving fighting and was again sentenced to probation.<\/p>\n

Records also show Lewis received three traffic citations in 2024, including driving without headlights, failing to provide proof of insurance and a windshield-related violation.<\/p>\n

Fox News\u2019 James Cirrone, Brittany Miller and CB Cotton contributed to this report.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The suspect accused in the ambush killing of a Philadelphia police officer was arraigned Sunday morning on 76…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":304907,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[69,71,70],"class_list":["post-304906","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-philadelphia","tag-philadelphia","tag-philadelphia-headlines","tag-philadelphia-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/304906","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=304906"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/304906\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/304907"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=304906"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=304906"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=304906"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}