- A Philadelphia parking authority officer was shot point blank in the head by a suspect walking down the street on the day after Thanksgiving
- The officer, who is now in stable condition, was on duty at the time of the targeted assault
- It is unknown whether the shooting pertained to tickets recently given out by the officer, who was known as a ‘nice guy’ by members of the community
A Philadelphia parking authority officer was shot in the head in broad daylight by a thug in the City of Brotherly Love last Friday.
The suspect was caught on a surveillance camera walking up behind the 37-year-old male parking official and shooting him in the head at point-blank range at 3.50pm on the 4500 block Frankford Avenue the day after Thanksgiving.
The officer, who was on duty at the time of the crime, is seen in video footage immediately collapsing onto the sidewalk before help arrives.
He is now in stable condition and the PPA is hopeful he will make a full recovery, having primarily been injured in his shoulder and ear.
Police are still investigating the incident and have not yet made any arrests, but believe the victim was a ‘target’.
Following the shooting, Philadelphia Deputy Commissioner Frank Vanore said, ‘It’s bold. It’s brazen and something we’re definitely going to do everything we can to solve immediately.’
‘We believe he was the intended target,’ he continued. ‘We have some witnesses saying a car pulled up, shots were fired, and then a car pulled away.’
Crime has surged in Philadelphia over the last handful of years, including a 23 percent rise year-over-year in the total number of crimes. One Twitter user, after viewing the footage of the parking officer being shot, dubbed the birthplace of liberty a ‘war zone.’
Police remain unsure as to what prompted the shooting, but it may be linked to a parking ticket issued by the victim. Officers are reviewing names of drivers who have recently been ticketed by the enforcement agent.
Vanore said the parking authority is working with the police department.
A Parking Enforcement Officer with the PPA is in critical condition after he was shot multiple times while on the job in the city’s Frankford section, Philly Police say.
A Parking Enforcement Officer with the PPA is in critical condition after he was shot multiple times while on the job in the city’s Frankford section, Philly Police say.
It happened along Frankford Ave. near Orthodox Street https://t.co/GwHs3opmip @CBSPhiladelphia pic.twitter.com/FtnfEDZVOl
— Matt Petrillo (@MattPetrillo) November 25, 2022
The suspect left the downed officer for dead after shooting him point blank in the head in broad daylight on the day after Thanksgiving
He is described as Black or Hispanic, 5’9″ – 6’0″, thin, wearing a navy-blue hooded sweatshirt, green cargo pants, black mask, gloves, and black boots
‘They’re assisting us on going through what he did today and we’ll go back through that very carefully to see what we could find out,’ he said.
The injured officer was known to the Frankford, Philadelphia neighborhood community, where he was on assignment before the shooting.
Bamba Sissoko of Frankford said he speaks with the officer every day. ‘He’s a good guy, really nice guy,’ he told ABC6.
A statement by the Philadelphia Police Department said it is seeking the public’s help locating the man, who is described as Black or Hispanic, 5’9″ – 6’0″, thin, wearing a navy-blue hooded sweatshirt, green cargo pants, black mask, gloves, and black boots.
‘The male should be considered armed and dangerous. Anyone with information is encouraged to contact the Shooting Investigation Group (SIG) at 215-686-8270 or call 911. DC 22-15-085402,’ it added.
One week prior to the targeted shooting of an officer, a 35-year-old sanitation worker, Ikeem Johnson, was killed on the job in what police believe was also a targeted attack – though investigators are still searching for a reason why.
Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw said the shooting ‘wasn’t random.’
‘We don’t believe it was random just based off the fact the suspect knew where the victim was, meaning at some point, was able to track either on foot or in a vehicle,’ she said.
‘We don’t know at this point, but just based off the nature of the confrontation and how it occurred and how quickly it occurred, we believe it was intentional.’
Philadelphia police officers recently told the city’s mayor that they are unable to ‘keep up’ with the rapidly rising crime rate
Violent crime as a whole is up about three percent year-to-date in Philadelphia overall crime has surged 23 percent since this time last year.
Though the homicide rate has dropped 8.6 percent since 2021, the general trend over the last handful of years has been a steep climb. And the number of reported robberies has also skyrocketed 36.7 percent. The number of shooting victims has also ticked up 0.9 percent since this time last year.
In total, there have been 14,044 violent criminal offenses reported to the Philadelphia Police in 2022, with about one month left on the calendar.
Earlier this year, Philadelphia police appealed to the city’s mayor that they ‘can’t keep up’ with the rapidly rising homicide rate, and the mayor on Monday signed an order that will ban citizens from carrying guns in public places like parks and schools.
The crisis of lawlessness in Philadelphia has become so dire that the city’s District Attorney, progressive Larry Krasner, is currently facing an impeachment trial.
Earlier this month, state legislators voted to impeach Krasner over progressive policies that have contributed to the vast rise in crime in Philadelphia.
In a near party-line vote, state assembly members voted 107-85 to move ahead with what would be the state’s first impeachment trial in 30 years.
State Republicans, whose majority shrank by one seat this year, will need the support of at least some state Senate Democrats in order to attain the two-thirds majority vote necessary to remove Krasner.
The situation in Philadelphia is now so bleak that the Mexican government has been using footage of homeless people and open-air drug users in some of the city’s troubled neighborhoods to scare young Mexicans away from using drugs.
Christina Applegate is texting Putin to tell him target Philadelphia first in the event he decided to go for a Nuke War…
Christina Applegate Nude Scene From “Streets” Remastered And Enhanced
Actress Christina Applegate comes as close as she ever did to performing in a nude scene while starring in the 1990 film “Streets” in the remastered and enhanced high definition video below.
Christina was 18-years-old at the time of this filming, and so she was still at the tail end of her prime… Which thankfully was largely captured in her very first few seasons on the hit TV series “Married With Children”, as it started filming her when she was 15-years-old.
Unfortunately the success from the series afforded Christina the ability to continue to be a tremendous tunic snake tease for the entirety of her career…
For if she had not scored that syndication money so early on in her career, you can beat your last dinar that she would have whipped out her boob bags repeatedly to land roles in heathen Hollywood.
TRASHY | SCANDALOUS
Definitely got caught oh well 😅
Backseat Boning 🙂
You promise your gonna keep humping me if the neighbours catch us?