PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — Three Philadelphia police officers were wounded and a suspect was killed during a shooting in the city’s Wynnefield neighborhood late Saturday night.<\/p>\n
Sources say the suspect who was killed is a retired firefighter.<\/p>\n
The incident unfolded shortly after 10:30 p.m. at the intersection of 54th and Arlington streets, where officers had responded to reports of a vehicle that had been struck by gunfire.<\/p>\n
Police Commissioner Kevin Bethel said officers encountered a 57-year-old man at the scene who became involved in an altercation with them.<\/p>\n
According to investigators, officers ordered the man to comply with commands, but he refused.<\/p>\n
Philadelphia officials provide update on three officers shot Saturday night.<\/p>\n
Surveillance video from city street cameras shows the man confronting several officers.<\/p>\n
The footage appears to show the suspect getting in the officers’ faces and shoving one officer before being pushed away from the group and into the street.<\/p>\n
Police said the man then pulled a firearm, leading to an exchange of gunfire.<\/p>\n
Three officers were struck during the shooting. Authorities said one officer was shot in the face, another in the hip and a third in the leg.<\/p>\n
All three were taken to a hospital and were stable as of Sunday morning.<\/p>\n
The wounded officers include a sergeant with eight years on the force, a second officer with eight years, and a third officer with two years on the force, police said.<\/p>\n
Investigators recovered nearly 50 pieces of ballistic evidence from the scene.<\/p>\n
The suspect was transported to Jefferson Hospital, where he was pronounced dead shortly after 11 p.m.<\/p>\n
His name has not been released.<\/p>\n
Bethel said preliminary information indicates the suspect was not connected to the original shooting that officers had been investigating.<\/p>\n
“Three officers, because of their training, because of their understanding of the situation – totally caught up by a surprise that the man was armed – were able to return fire and protect themselves, and they will survive,” Bethel said outside the hospital.<\/p>\n
He added that the officers were “in great spirits” despite the circumstances.<\/p>\n
“We are fortunate today,” Bethel said. “We come to this hospital too many times.”<\/p>\n
The shooting remains under investigation.<\/p>\n
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