A Philadelphia police officer is dead and another is injured after a shooting Thursday night at Philadelphia International Airport, authorities said.
Interim Commissioner John Stanford told reporters the officers were arriving to work at the airport when they witnessed a vehicle break-in in the parking garage.
When the officers approached the suspects, Stanford said they opened fire striking one of the officers multiple times in the torso and the other in the arm. The officer who was hit multiple times was rushed to Penn Presbyterian Hospital where he was pronounced dead just after 11:30 p.m., Stanford said. The second officer was taken to Jefferson Hospital where police say he is expected to survive.
The slain officer was a 22-year veteran of the Philadelphia Police Department, according to Stanford, and was married with one child. Stanford described the killing as a "numb moment" for his department afterAuthorities have not reported any arrests in the wake of the deadly shooting. Stanford said police believe a possible suspect was taken by private vehicle to Children's Hospital of Philadelphia where he was pronounced dead.
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