The suspect in the wounding of a Philadelphia police officer in an execution-style ambush told officers he carried out the attack “in the name of Islam,” police said Friday.
Police Commissioner Richard Ross said the suspect, Edward Archer, 30, fired 13 shots from a semiautomatic pistol that hit Officer Jessie Hartnett, 33, and his car Thursday night. Hartnett returned fire, hitting the gunman at least three times. Archer was quickly taken into custody by other officers after fleeing the scene, police said.
Archer, who was wearing a long white robe over dark pants during the attack, “confessed to committing this cowardly act in the name of Islam. He said he believes that the police defend laws that are contrary to the teaching of the Koran,” Ross said at a news conference Friday afternoon.
Police also told reporters Archer said he pledges allegiance to the Islamic State, follows Allah and that he was called upon by his faith to commit the shooting.
Dramatic photos capture gunman allegedly trying to ‘execute' Philadelphia police officer: https://t.co/5NExna9x0K pic.twitter.com/fXohzs1RYu
— ABC News (@ABC) January 8, 2016
Hartnett, who was hit three times in his left arm, sustained “very serious injuries,” Ross said. Earlier Friday, police said he was in stable condition.
Surveillance video, taken from a building or post behind the incident, shows the gunman running into the street and right up to the police car. He puts the gun directly into the driver-side window and fires at point-blank range. Ross said the weapon was a stolen police gun.
Mayor Jim Kenney, who also spoke to reporters Friday afternoon, played down the Islam connection.
“This is a criminal with a stolen gun who tried to kill one of our officers, ” he said. “It has nothing to do with being a Muslim or following the Islamic faith.”
Archer’s mother, Valerie Holliday, told the Philadelphia Inquirer her son suffered head injuries from playing football and in a moped accident. He has “been acting kind of strangely lately, talking to himself … laughing and mumbling,” she said.
During the attack Hartnett can be heard shouting on the police radio, “Shots fired! I’m shot! I’m bleeding heavily,” KYW-TV reported.
Police said the suspect flagged down the police car before opening fire.
“This is absolutely one of the scariest things I’ve ever seen,” Ross told reporters earlier Friday. “This guy tried to execute the police officer. The police officer had no idea he was coming.”
Kenney, who is in his first week as mayor of Philadelphia, said: “There are just too many guns on the streets, and I think our national government needs to do something about that.”
Secret muslim invasion….. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPY62irZVEg
interesting link Philly Phred.
The cop is still alive, so therefore the shooter must be one of those ‘moderate’ muslims that Obonzo was talking about!
Nice high resolution pics. Believe it when I see video. Only still shots so far.
CT, NY, and NJ have already hosted fakery and NE PA had the ‘Frein Feign” so it’s probably time for the traveling circus to hit SE PA.
This guy bangs his head in a moped accident and then travels all over Africa and Middle East? With what money and living in 60th and Spruce St neighborhood? Be for f’g real…
“Sources say the wounded officer told investigators that Archer walked up to the car, appeared to be about to ask for directions when he pulled a 9 mm and opened up with shots.” – KYW-TV News in link in story.
Look at the pictures and tell me that is what YOU see?
“This is absolutely one of the scariest things I’ve ever seen,” Ross told reporters earlier Friday. “This guy tried to execute the police officer. The police officer had no idea he was coming.”
So which one is it?
None of the above. BS BS BS
Hey Marxist……. look at the crime seen photos you idiot! THIS IS WHAT A REAL SHOOTING EVENT LOOKS LIKE, WITH LOTS OF BLOOD . Not like fake sandy hook and San Bernardino.
http://6abc.com/news/fellow-officer-writes-moving-tribute-to-ofc-hartnett/1151811/
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http://www.wsoctv.com/ap/ap/pennsylvania/the-latest-phila-police-identify-officer-who-was-s/pCwcrK/
Read my comment. Look at what they are reporting and what they are saying. If you believe their words(you’ll have to pick your choice of different ones), then I’d love to hear an intelligent explanation of your choice of story.
I’ll also give you an opportunity to explain or apologize for “Marxist” as a typo for Martist. If not, go F yourself, you idiotic, led by the nose, msm brain dead cheesesteak sucking, propaganda eating pos.
Grow a brain or a man part long enouch to reach it for yourself.
*** “confessed to committing this cowardly act in the name of Islam.” ***
Yeah, it was “cowardly,” since it obviously involved no danger to himself. It’s not like he attacked someone who was also armed, knowing that his actions would result in being pursued by an army. Police are much braver, which is why when they target people, they do so with overwhelming numbers on their side.
*** “He said he believes that the police defend laws that are contrary to the teaching of the Koran” ***
Never having read the Koran, I don’t know if that’s true. What I do know is that the police defend laws that are contrary to the Bill of Rights, as well as justice and plain human decency.
Regardless of the reason he did it, I’m sorry his aim wasn’t better.
I smell Tribal media BullShit.
The clean Hi-Def stills are a dead give away.
Plus the fact that the cop is still alive after 13 shots.
Kind of like the 6 missed shots at the Jackson/Travolta shoot out in Pulp Fiction.
It’s a miracle. (“Did you see the size of that gun?”)
Geez. The movie set productions just keep coming.
And we all know who owns and runs the movie/media businesses.
An F’n hand cannon! The perp shot at point blank range, Muslim terrorist are bad shots!
“A Goddamn Handcannon.”
It was a “Divine Intervention”.
Love it.
I do have a weakness for some of Tarantino’s movies.
They just seem to be very non-PC, and I like that.
Tarantino puts alot of work into his dialogue, clever and thought provoking, unlike that monkey in the whitehouse.
“… the suspect, Edward Archer, 30, fired 13 shots from a semiautomatic pistol that hit Officer Jessie Hartnett, 33, and his car Thursday night.”
Was he aiming to hit the car?
“Surveillance video, taken from a building or post behind the incident, shows the gunman running into the street and right up to the police car. He puts the gun directly into the driver-side window and fires at point-blank range.’
O.K., this REALLY stretches the limit of credibility. I don’t care HOW bad a shot you are, 13 shots fired into a driver side window (IF they all went through that window) from point-blank range would HAVE to be fatal. How could you possibly miss his head that many times from that close?
Need a bigger shovel for this one.
Seriously, #1! I’ll be in that area probably Sunday and will have a look around but a white tunic being worn, while running at a Philly pig, pointing something at them will most certainly get fired on repeatedly. Meanwhile hitting nothing but arm and NO pumpkin at a stationary target, multiple completely conflicting claims of incident including officer’s, with video we can’t see but are “told all about it” as usual and shown nothing but hi-res cherry picked stills, from a purportedly impoverished, brain damaged man who’s recently converted to “radical Islam”, and has the finances available to travel to North Africa and the Middle East, kinda smells?
Oh, completely credible. What idiot believes this shite?!
I’d like to know how an ignorant moron like Kenney became mayor of Philly…..
This is obviously a race war. Islam the dark races and their enemy is the white race.
The only war is between the JEWS and the rest of humanity. Since you called Martist an idiot, I’ll extend the same courtesy to you. Only an IDIOT is buying into the JEW propaganda about the Muslims being the enemy. All of your major false flag ‘terrorist’ attacks allegedly perpetrated by Muslims are promulgated by MOSSAD, YOU MORON!
Get a freakin’ CLUE!
“The scary thing is the police officer never new he was coming”
Whaddaya expect… his gnads are shrunk from the roids.
At least that’s what his wife said.. he does that all the time.
This entire story sounds like another work of fiction.
13 shots fired? The age of the officer was 33? 13 & 33 are two very important numbers in Freemasonry and Talmudic Judaism.
i laughed at just about every comment.
effing hilarious!
but spot on.
you forgot one,
archie bunker 30.
and what kind of name is ed archer for a supposed islamic?
and notice he’s covered from head to toe in black or dark clothing all except that white garb he’s wearing
does anyone have a clearer pic of his face?