{"id":304914,"date":"2026-10-12T07:50:08","date_gmt":"2026-10-12T07:50:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/304914\/"},"modified":"2026-10-12T07:50:08","modified_gmt":"2026-10-12T07:50:08","slug":"suspect-in-deadly-ambush-of-philadelphia-police-faces-more-than-70-charges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/304914\/","title":{"rendered":"Suspect in deadly ambush of Philadelphia police faces more than 70 charges"},"content":{"rendered":"

Philadelphia officer killed in deadly ambush<\/a> <\/p>\n

A deadly ambush in West Philadelphia leaves officer Shane Seiber dead and his partner hospitalized with multiple gunshot wounds. Suspect Eric Lewis, a Philadelphia Water Department employee, was arraigned on more than 70 charges, including murder and homicide of a law enforcement officer. The suspect possesses a lengthy criminal history dating back to 2012.<\/p>\n

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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

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Eric Lewis faces 76 charges, including murder, attempted murder, homicide of a law enforcement officer and 10 counts of attempted homicide of a law enforcement officer. (Philadelphia Police Department)<\/p>\n

“He fought valiantly, but he lost his life today,” Police Commissioner Kevin Bethel said at a news conference on Saturday. “His wife was able to be by his side before he passed, as well as his family.”<\/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

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The fallen officer was identified as Shane Seiber, a 40-year-old father of two and Air Force veteran who spent 10 years with the Philadelphia Police Department. (Philadelphia Police Department)<\/p>\n

The officers then came under “significant gunfire” 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’s handgun or how he had obtained the other firearms.<\/p>\n

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Philadelphia Police Commissioner Kevin Bethel said the fallen officer “fought valiantly, but he lost his life.” (Kyle Mazza\/Anadolu via Getty Images)<\/p>\n

Krasner also said there was nothing in Lewis’ 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

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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’ James Cirrone, Brittany Miller and CB Cotton contributed to this report.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Philadelphia officer killed in deadly ambush A deadly ambush in West Philadelphia leaves officer Shane Seiber dead and…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":304915,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[6813,28,69,71,70,1427,593],"class_list":["post-304914","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-philadelphia","tag-crime-world","tag-pennsylvania","tag-philadelphia","tag-philadelphia-headlines","tag-philadelphia-news","tag-police-and-law-enforcement","tag-us"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/304914","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=304914"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/304914\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/304915"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=304914"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=304914"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=304914"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}