Police Officer Grazed By Bullet While Responding To Carjacking In North Philadelphia

Philadelphia PA

24 August, 2021

12:08 PM

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By Alicia Roberts, CBS Philadelphia August 24, 2021 A Philadelphia police officer is home from the hospital after he was shot while responding to a carjacking in North Philadelphia. The shooting happened as officials say uniformed officers were responding to a call for a carjacking near Susquehanna Avenue and 5th Street, around 8 p.m. Monday. "They responded to what they believed was either the victim's vehicle," Philadelphia Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw said. "Without warning the officers were actually shot at." A witness told CBS3 the scene turned chaotic shortly after shots were fired. CBS Local Digital Media personalizes the global reach of CBS-owned and operated television and radio stations with a local perspective.