PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – Authorities say a Philadelphia police officer is recovering after he was shot several times during an ambush late Thursday night in West Philadelphia.
Philadelphia police commissioner Richard Ross says the officer was sitting in his patrol car around 11:30 p.m. at 60th and Spruce Streets when a gunman fired 13 shots through the driver’s side of the car.
The officer — 33-year-old Jesse Hartnet — was struck three times in his arm, authorities say.
“When you look at the video, this is one of the scariest things I’ve ever seen,” Ross said. “This guy tried to execute the police officer. The police officer had no idea he was coming. It’s amazing he’s alive.”
Hartnet was taken to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center where he underwent surgery for a broken arm. Ross says the officer’s arm suffered significant damage and that he has a long road to recovery, but he is expected to be okay:
“Fortunately he’s awake, he’s coherent.”
Hartnet returned fire and struck the 30-year-old suspect at least three times. The suspect tried to escape on foot, authorities say, but was quickly caught and taken to the hospital. There’s no word on his name or condition at this time.
Hartnet is an 18th district officer with five years on the force.
The incident remains under investigation.
Good work, shooter….. but it’s too bad you didn’t get a couple in his pig head.
“The incident remains under investigation.”
That means they have no idea who did it, and I hope they never find out.
The problem is that they’ll just blame some innocent guy and send him to the chair, just so the public thinks you can’t get away with giving one of the psychotic pig bastards exactly what they deserve.
Suspect who fired at Philadelphia cop in ambush attack Thursday night confesses he did it in the name of Islam, sources tell @CBSPhilly
“When you look at the video, this is one of the scariest things I’ve ever seen,” Ross said. “This guy tried to execute the police officer. The police officer had no idea he was coming. It’s amazing he’s alive.” How do you think the people feel when the cops come to execute them?
hmmm….
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Now were is the pic of the hand with the Freemason ring?
“When you look at the video, this is one of the scariest things I’ve ever seen,” Ross said. “This guy tried to execute the police officer.”
Disagree.
Much scarier to see videos of pigs murdering unarmed Americans… for NO good reason, scumbag.
Damn shame that POS pig ain’t pushin’ up daisies right now.