Overview
- The encounter occurred just before 3 a.m. on the 1800 block of North Bailey Street in North Philadelphia.
- Officers say a child opened the door and they found a 31-year-old man with a knife standing over a 30-year-old woman on the floor.
- Police say the man ignored commands to drop the knife, moved toward the officers, jumped over a sofa, and one officer fired a single shot that struck his chest.
- The man underwent surgery and is in critical condition, while the woman and both responding officers were not injured.
- Both officers’ body-worn cameras recorded the incident, and the 26-year-old shooter from the 22nd District is on administrative duty as the department’s shooting investigation unit, Internal Affairs, and the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office review the case.