PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) – Two Philadelphia civilian police officers fired their weapons Sunday night after witnessing a shooting that killed a man, according to officials.
It happened around 6:42 pm near the intersection of East Pastorius and Baynton Street, while District 14 officers were investigating an unrelated murder in the Germantown area.
Investigators say a dark gray or silver Nissan jeep stopped at the block and two or three suspects started shooting at a 31-year-old man walking down the street.
Police said the police car was also hit.
“The officers were in an unmarked vehicle in the wake of the shooting, and in fact their car was hit once,” said Philadelphia Police Inspector DF Pace. “They were not sure if they were in an ambush or if there was another shooting. They then identified the vehicle and returned fire. “
Police shoot Baynton Ave in Germantown. Police say plainclothes officers observed an unrelated murder when suspects in a dark jeep stopped and fired 27 shots at a man. Police saw the shooting and also started firing. The suspects fled. @ 6abc pic.twitter.com/viR20zPiMs
– Becca Hendrickson (@ Beccah6abc) May 2, 2022
Investigators say the suspects fired 27 bullets and hit the victim 15 times.
The victim was taken to a district hospital by police, where he later died.
Two police officers fired approximately nine shots.
Investigators say police bullets did not appear to have injured anyone, but the whole incident is under investigation.
“This is an area that has been affected by gun violence in recent times, and officers have been deployed specifically to monitor some previous killings,” Pace said.
No arrests have been made.
Anyone with information is invited to call the police at 215-686-TIPS.
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