My last work day of the week was an exciting one, especially toward the end of the day, when we received word one of our officers had been shot.
Before you freak out, the shooter was not your regular, run-of-the-mill thug. Read on…
The officers had responded to a report of a dog attacking an 80-year-old woman inside a rowhouse in the 2900 block of Judson Street around 12:30 p.m. when the shooting took place, Police Commissioner Richard Ross said at a news conference at Temple University Hospital, where the officer and the woman were taken.
One of the officers fired his gun at the dog several times inside the house, and one of the bullets ricocheted, striking the second officer.
The injured officer, Kevin Fay, a four-year veteran of the force assigned to the 39th District, was treated and released. The name of the officer who fired the shot was not released.
The woman, whose identity was withheld, sustained extensive injuries to both legs from the dog, Ross said. She was listed in critical condition.
Since I know the injured officer and this occurred in my division, I’ll refrain from comment.
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