The shooting happened around 12:42 p.m. as members of the SWAT unit and gun violence task force were serving a warrant on the 100 block of West Lehigh Avenue, Outlaw said. As SWAT officers approached a third-floor door, someone fired at least two shots through the wall.
One of those shots hit the SWAT officer in the chest plate of his bulletproof vest, Outlaw said. The suspected gunman then jumped out of a rear window and onto a second-floor roof.
The officer, whom Outlaw also did not identify, was discharged after a brief stay at Temple University Hospital. “I have met with you all outside this hospital I don’t know how many times to discuss ... an officer either being shot at or an officer being shot,” the commissioner said. “It’s sickening.”
John McNesby, president of the police officers’ union, said in a statement: “Our officers and many residents in our city are under siege by violent offenders who care less about accountability.”
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