Philly police now say an officer shot and killed a man during a traffic stop Monday.
SkyForce10 was over East Willard Street, near A Street, in the Kensington neighborhood midday as several police investigators could be seen focused on a gold sedan inside a taped off area. A bullet hole could be seen in one of the car's windows.The incident began several blocks away around 12:30 p.m.
when 24th District Police officers tried to pull over someone driving erratically near B Street and Erie Avenue, Philadelphia Police Cpl. Jasmine Reilly told gathered reporters.The driver then took off southbound along Lee Street before turning left the wrong way onto Willard Street, Reilly said."A male stepped out of that vehicle with a weapon, with a knife," Reilly said."The officers gave multiple commands for him to drop the weapon.
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