A Philadelphia police officer was killed late Thursday night and another was injured after a shooting inside a parking garage at the Philadelphia International Airport.
Both officers had just arrived to work at the airport, when Interim Commissioner John Stanford says they came across a group of suspects attempting to break into a vehicle in the garage.
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 after1 officer dead, 1 injured in shooting at Philadelphia International Airport: police City leaders spoke out after the deadly shooting to express their "anger, devastation and heartbreak."
District Attorney Larry Krasner is urging anyone with information to come forward to help them identify suspects in the deadly shooting. The Temple University Police Association added an additional $5,000 "in solidarity" on Friday, bringing the total reward to $35,000.An officer shot and killed overnight at Philadelphia International Airport was escorted to a funeral home by his police department.
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