NORTH PHILADELHIA - A Philadelphia police officer was shot in the shoulder while responding to a robbery call in North Philly.
It happened on the 1400 block of North Leithgow Street shortly after 10 p.m. Tuesday.The officer from the 26th District was speaking to the complaint when he attempted to stop the person who he believed was responsible.
According to police, the officer was shot twice in the shoulder before the suspect shot into a home in a separate incident, hitting a homeowner.The suspect then discharged at police in the alley.
At some point, while police were closing in on him, the suspect shot himself in the head The officer, homeowner and suspect were taken to Temple University Hospital.