{"id":309074,"date":"2026-10-18T03:36:57","date_gmt":"2026-10-18T03:36:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/309074\/"},"modified":"2026-10-18T03:36:57","modified_gmt":"2026-10-18T03:36:57","slug":"funeral-arrangements-pending-for-slain-philly-officer-shane-seiber","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/309074\/","title":{"rendered":"Funeral arrangements pending for slain Philly officer Shane Seiber"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Updated Oct. 12, 2026, 3:31 p.m. ET<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">When his staff suggested holding a fundraiser for the family of a Philadelphia police officer and Bucks County resident, who died in the line of duty Oct. 10, Patrick McConney didn\u2019t hesitate with an answer.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">\u201cI thought, absolutely,\u201d said McConney, owner of <a href=\"https:\/\/eddingtonhouse.com\/\" data-t-l=\":b|z|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">E-House,<\/a> a popular Bensalem restaurant. \u201cI just get it. I appreciate the sacrifices.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">The Hulmeville Road restaurant is donating 20% of its sales on Monday, joining a growing number of area businesses, organizations and strangers fundraising for the family of the late Shane Seiber, of Bensalem.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"gnt_em_img_i\" style=\"height:375px\" fetchpriority=\"high\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" data-gl-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/92207768007-1000003515.jpg\" data-gl- decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Slain Philadelphia Police Officer Shane Seiber, 40, was fatally wounded in a West Philadelphia shoot out on Saturday Oct. 10, 2026. A second unidentified city officer was critically wounded.\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">No viewing or funeral plans had been announced as of Monday for Seiber, 40, a U.S. Air Force veteran, and married father of two young children, one a Bensalem school student.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">In a<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bensalemsd.org\/apps\/news\/article\/2242773?categoryId=10691\" data-t-l=\":b|z|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> letter to the community<\/a> Monday, Superintendent Victoria Velazquez offered condolences to the family and the officer&#8217;s colleagues at the Philadelphia Police Department.<\/p>\n<p>PA flags at half-staff: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.phillyburbs.com\/story\/news\/2026\/10\/12\/why-are-pa-flags-at-half-staff-today-shane-seiber-philly-cop-bensalem\/92219535007\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-t-l=\":b|e|spike click:8|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_sp_a\">Why are flags at half-mast today? PA half-staff order, flag status<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">\u201cTragedies such as this remind us how deeply connected we are as a community and how important it is to care for one another, particularly in moments of profound grief,\u201d Velazquez wrote. \u201cI ask that our Bensalem Township School District community keep the Seiber family in your thoughts and surround them with compassion, kindness, and understanding while respecting their need for privacy during this unimaginable time.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Seiber marked his 10th anniversary with the Philadelphia Police Department last month. He is the\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phillypolice.com\/about\/fallen-officers\/\" data-t-l=\":b|z|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">fourth Philadelphia police officer<\/a> killed in the line of duty since 2023, according to the department.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">He was fatally wounded after he and another unidentified Philadelphia officer on duty responded to a report of an armed man at a West Philadelphia home.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">As the officers were knocking on the door, the suspect, Eric Lewis, 35, came up behind them with a firearm. A struggle ensued during which both officers were shot multiple times, according to Philadelphia police.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Additional police response was met with more gunfire followed and a barricade with SWAT response, before Lewis was eventually taken into custody; he is being held without bail on homicide of a law enforcement officer and 10 counts of attempted homicide of a law enforcement officer and related charges.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">The responding officers found Seiber and the second officer bleeding and unresponsive on the front porch.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">They were rushed to Penn Presbyterian Hospital where Seiber died hours later from three gunshot wounds. The second officer, a 33-year-old man, shot 12 times, survived, but remained hospitalized in critical condition.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/f\/support-for-officer-shane-seibers-family\/fb\/d?attribution_id=sl%3Aadec4abf-499f-4742-9863-d6dc7571fa4e&amp;lang=en_US&amp;ts=1791809106&amp;utm_campaign=pd_ss_icons&amp;utm_content=amp30-treatment-2&amp;utm_medium=customer&amp;utm_source=facebook&amp;cp_src=d\" data-t-l=\":b|z|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">GoFundMe<\/a> campaign for the family described Seiber as a man who \u201cadored his family fiercely.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">\u201cShane was so much more than the uniform. He was loving, funny, and charismatic, the kind of person who lit up every room he walked into and could make anyone laugh,\u201d campaign organizer Jessica Wagner said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">As of Monday morning, the GoFundMe had raised more than $6,000 of its $10,000 goal. The money will help Seiber\u2019s wife with immediate expenses and \u201cthe long road ahead.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Other Philadelphia area businesses who\u2019ve raised money for the family include:<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brasstapbeerbar.com\/philadelphia\" data-t-l=\":b|z|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Brass Tap<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/therookmanayunk.com\/\" data-t-l=\":b|z|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Rook<\/a>, both in Manayunk, donated a portion of their proceeds from Sunday sales to Seiber&#8217;s family, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/philadelphia\/news\/philadelphia-police-shooting-shane-seiber-manayunk\/\" data-t-l=\":b|z|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">according to CBSNews<\/a>.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.originalsitalian.com\/\" data-t-l=\":b|z|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Originals Restaurant<\/a> in Philadelphia, located just over the Bensalem border, donated all its vendor fees from its first annual Fall Harvest Sunday to the family.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/DrunkPhilsFans\" data-t-l=\":b|z|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Drunk Phils Fans<\/a> podcast community has raised at least $2,000 and will donate 100% of its merchandise sales through Oct. 31.A<a href=\"https:\/\/www.supportnow.org\/the-seiber-family?utm_id=97757_v0_s00_e0_tv2_a1dennhawwft1l&amp;fbclid=IwY2xjawU51kxleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBwZG9mBXNydGMGYXBwX2lkEDIyMjAzOTE3ODgyMDA4OTIAAR6ny5xS4OBEpwWyjt3eNU91ZJriBm6T8uq4H5xacRILxZW7e4bNuAKX4id0VA_aem_LsMV5NUB6zj-esgFHDZYiQ\" data-t-l=\":b|z|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> Supportnow<\/a> page has raised nearly $3,000 of a $10,000 goal as of Monday morning.\u00a0An <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/hz\/wishlist\/ls\/2ISOH04HJ95YL?ref_=wl_share&amp;fbclid=IwY2xjawU526BleHRuA2FlbQIxMABwZG9mBWJyaWQRMW9XeDZJZ1VPMHJ6c1ZlRzdzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeEy0AEwiW7AhTc0pJ3tAzFIYgIzLQGsCTIb4zpvZwJgf1CufdTtcYPsnRHgw_aem_Ajj3DNE2m5U89DFUwqyZBw\" data-t-l=\":b|z|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Amazon wish list<\/a> has items for the Seiber children.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">(This story has been updated to include new links.)<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Crime and Courts Reporter Jo Ciavaglia can be reached at jciavaglia@gannett.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Updated Oct. 12, 2026, 3:31 p.m. ET When his staff suggested holding a fundraiser for the family of&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":309075,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[596,191,193,192,194,82610,2315,2316,1748,24976,1865,651,1177,952,649,535],"class_list":["post-309074","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-bensalem","tag-accessmetered","tag-bensalem","tag-bensalem-headlines","tag-bensalem-news","tag-bensalem-township","tag-sourcebucks-county-courier-times","tag-sstsnewscrime","tag-sstsncrime","tag-tagdeath-tragedy","tag-taggofundme","tag-taglaw-enforcement","tag-taglocal-news","tag-tagnews","tag-tagoverall-neutral","tag-tagviolence-abuse","tag-typestory"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/309074","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=309074"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/309074\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/309075"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=309074"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=309074"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=309074"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}