10/12/2022
Three SWAT officers were shot while serving an arrest warrant in North Philadelphia, Action News has learned.
It happened around 6:30 a.m. Wednesday at the intersection of 8th and Brown streets.
The officers were taken to Jefferson University Hospital. They are listed in stable condition.
Action News is told officers did discharge their weapons.
A civilian was shot on the property during the incident. The person’s condition has not been released.
In audio from police radio obtained by Action News, one of the injured officers called in after being shot.
“We got two officers shot. We are en route to Jefferson Hospital…let them know, I’m shot in the hip. My partner is shot in the leg,” the officer said.
A barricade situation unfolded at the scene after the warrants were served.
Chopper 6 showed police officers bringing out children from the home. Several officers have arrived at Jefferson Hospital to check on the wounded SWAT members.
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