A Philadelphia police officer was shot in the neck and is currently in critical condition as reported by officials on Saturday night. The 31-year-old officer is undergoing surgery at Temple University Hospital, according to Police Commissioner Kevin Bethel during a news conference outside the hospital.
The officer, a veteran with over six years of service, was involved in an incident where he and his partner stopped a car carrying four individuals shortly before 8 p.m. The officers noticed a person with a gun holster, who then fled the scene and fired three shots at the officers, Bethel stated.
