BREAKING: Active Shooter Incident In Philly, At Least Several Officers Shot

By Tom Knighton

With two major mass shootings less than two weeks ago, one would hope for some kind of lull in the news of active shooter incidents. Unfortunately, that lull ended earlier today.

As I write this, an incident is taking place in Philadelphia. Fox News reports that at least five officers have been injured.

At least four Philadelphia police officers were wounded, at least one reportedly grazed in the head, in an ongoing shootout in the city’s Nicetown neighborhood on Wednesday afternoon.

Two officers were rushed to Temple University Hospital, officials told Fox 29.

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Video footage of the scene showed a massive police presence in the neighborhood as dozens of responding police officers and police cars blocked off the streets surrounding 15th and Butler streets, crouching behind cars, many with their guns drawn, in search of a possible gunman, according to reports by WCAU.

One officer appeared injured and was taken away in a police car. Video also showed two other officers carrying a man and putting them in the back of a police car, according to reports by the Associated Press.

Police are cautioning the community to stay indoors as gunshots continue to ring …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms