A Philadelphia police officer is currently fighting for his life after being shot in the neck during a traffic stop on Saturday evening. The 31-year-old officer, a husband and father, is on life support at Temple University Hospital.
According to city officials, the incident occurred when the officer and his partner conducted a traffic stop in the Kensington neighborhood. Upon inspecting the vehicle, which had four occupants, the officers noticed a holster. One of the individuals fled the scene and fired three shots at the officers, striking one of them in the neck.
