Philadelphia Police Lt. Jason Hendershot gives an update on the arrest of the suspect in connection with the fatal shooting of Corporal James O’Connor. PHILADELPHIA - Police say they have arrested a suspect in connection with the fatal shooting of Philadelphia Police SWAT Officer Sergeant James O'Connor.
Police announced the arrest of Hassan Elliott, 21, on Wednesday after dozens of interviews and forensic testing. Lt. Jason Hendershot says officers used Sergeant O'Connor's handcuffs while taking Elliott into custody.
The District Attorney's Office said Tuesday that they had sufficient evidence to establish that Elliott, the subject of the fugitive arrest warrant, fired the bullets that killed Sergeant James O’Connor.