Overview
- Officers responded just after 4 a.m. to reports of a person with a gun near 10th Street and Erie Avenue in North Philadelphia’s Hunting Park.
- Police say they found a 35-year-old woman holding a firearm to her head, she ignored commands, and a Taser deployment had no effect.
- As the woman ran across Erie Avenue and pointed the gun toward police, two officers fired at least ten rounds, striking her multiple times.
- She was transported to Temple University Hospital in critical condition, and no officers or other civilians were injured.
- A handgun with the serial number removed was recovered, the woman faces aggravated assault on police and firearms charges, and the involved officers are on administrative duty during reviews by Internal Affairs, the shooting investigation unit, and the district attorney’s office.