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Three Philadelphia SWAT officers are shot while serving murder warrant: civilian is shot in the head and two are handcuffed
- The officers were shot in the leg, hip and chest; all taken to hospital
- A civilian in the house was shot in the head in exchange for fire from the police
- Two suspects taken from home in handcuffs
- Police carried out the murder warrant at 6 a.m. on Wednesday
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Three Philadelphia SWAT officers have been shot while serving a murder warrant in a home.
The officers were rushed to a nearby Jefferson University hospital along with a civilian who suffered a gunshot wound to the head. One was shot in the leg, one was shot in the chest and another was shot in the hip.
It is unclear what condition they are in and whether the injured civilian was the subject of the order.
Two other suspects were led out of the house in handcuffs.
The circumstances of the warrant remain unclear and the murder victim has not yet been identified.
SWAT agents at the hospital Wednesday morning after their colleagues were shot while executing a murder warrant
The residential street in Philadelphia on Wednesday shortly after the shoot out
The scene in the residential street where the order was carried out on Wednesday
Police officers from Philadelphia are now on the scene alongside SWAT
The National Fraternal Order of Police, the nation’s largest police union, said it was another example of the violence facing US police.
“Please pray for the 3 Philadelphia Police SWAT officers who were shot this morning while serving an arrest warrant. According to reports, they were rushed to hospital and are in stable condition.
‘The violence against the police that has gotten out of hand MUST STOP!’ the union said in a tweet.