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Man shot by police in West Philly

Police said the man allegedly was holding a gun to his head when he then pointed it at police.

Police said shots were fired by multiple officers after a man allegedly pointed his gun at one of the officers.
Police said shots were fired by multiple officers after a man allegedly pointed his gun at one of the officers.Read moreYong Kim / Staff Photographer

A man who allegedly was holding a gun to his head was shot by Philadelphia officers after he pointed the gun at police early Friday evening in the city’s Mill Creek section, police said.

Around 5:30 p.m., police reported that the man was holding a gun to his head on the porch of a residence on the 5100 block of Funston Street.

A barricade was declared and officers were ordered to move behind cover, police said.

Just after 5:35 p.m., an officer declared that shots had been fired by multiple officers after the man allegedly pointed his gun at one of the officers, police said.

The man was transported by police to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, where he was listed in critical condition, police said.

No officers or other civilians were injured, police said.