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PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania (KYW) — An off-duty Philadelphia police officer was killed in a shooting in the city’s Elmwood Park neighborhood Sunday morning, Commissioner Kevin Bethel said.
The shooting happened on Elmwood Avenue near 73rd Street. The officer was taken to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center in extremely critical condition and later died, Bethel said.
“We continue to ask the community for their prayers, we continue to pray for his family,” Bethel said. The officer’s family was at his bedside in his final moments, according to Bethel.
The officer has not been publicly identified. He is 29 years old and a member of the department’s 12th District. He worked for the department for two years.
A 35-year-old man was also hurt in the shooting and taken to the hospital, where he was placed in critical condition.
Mayor Cherelle Parker said in a post on social media that she spent time with the officer’s family at the hospital.
“I will keep his family and loved ones in my constant prayers, along with the officers and staff of the 12th Police District,” she said in the post.
In a statement, Fraternal Order of Police Philadelphia Lodge No. 5 said, “Our thoughts and prayers are with our member’s family, friends, and co-workers at this time. We will do everything we can to support the officer’s family and support our members and our PPD community.”
CBS News Philadelphia is working to learn more on what led up to the shooting. Police said no arrests have been made.
Neighbors said the shooting happened in the area of an after-hours lounge on Elmwood Avenue, but police have yet to confirm that.
First responders were on the scene and Elmwood Avenue was cordoned off with yellow caution tape.
Bethel said anyone with information should call 215-686-TIPS.
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