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A 36-year-old man was charged with tried homicide in reference to a site visitors cease capturing that left a Philadelphia police officer preventing for his life, authorities mentioned.
Ramon Rodriguez Vazquez was charged with two counts of tried homicide of a police officer, aggravated assault, evading arrest, dwelling invasion and different associated expenses.
The capturing occurred round 8 p.m. Saturday within the metropolis’s Kensington neighborhood.
The 31-year-old officer and his accomplice carried out a site visitors cease on a car with 4 people inside, Philadelphia Police Commissioner Kevin Bethel informed reporters outdoors Temple College Hospital late Saturday.
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The 31-year-old officer was shot within the neck round 8 p.m. Saturday throughout a site visitors cease. (FOX29 Philadelphia WTXF)
Whereas the officers have been taking stock of the car, they noticed somebody with a gun holster, Bethel mentioned.
One man fled and fired three photographs on the officers, Bethel mentioned. One officer was struck within the neck, whereas the opposite officer returned hearth.
Metropolis officers requested the general public to wish for the officer. (WPVI)
The wounded officer’s accomplice drove him to the hospital, the place he remained in crucial situation.
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Mayor Cherelle Parker mentioned that the officer was “on life assist. On a respiration machine. Combating for his life.”
Police have been seen with an unidentified particular person who seemed to be in custody. (WPVI)
“As your mayor, it’s not misplaced on me that on right this moment a husband, a father and a son met his accomplice and went to work to do a job that he is been doing for about six and a half years,” Parker informed reporters. “He did not anticipate that he can be in a battle for his life proper now.”
Vazquez was taken into custody following two barricade conditions. All different people contained in the automotive on the time of the capturing have been additionally taken into custody, police mentioned.
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Officers have but to publicly identify the wounded officer.
