Pursuit leads to exchange of gunfire in N. Phila.
A man shot at a police officer in North Philadelphia last night during a foot pursuit, leading the officer to fire back, police said. The officer was not injured.
A man shot at a police officer in North Philadelphia last night during a foot pursuit, leading the officer to fire back, police said. The officer was not injured.
The officer was following the man on the 1200 block of West Hazzard Street, near 12th and Huntingdon Streets, about 8:30 when the man shot at him, Philadelphia Lt. Frank Vanore said. The officer fired back and the man fled, but police were not certain whether the man had been hit.
Police were still searching for the man last night. - Allison Steele