Police: No Injuries After Foot Chase Leads To Officer-Involved Shooting
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- Police say a man has been arrested after he pulled a gun on a uniformed police officer. Philadelphia Police Chief Inspector Scott Small said officers responded to a report of a person with a gun around 6:30 Tuesday evening at the intersection of 55th and Arch Streets.
When officers approached the suspect, he ran half a block and then pulled a handgun and pointed it at one of the officers. The officer fired back and the suspect dropped his gun and took off running again.
After a brief foot chase, the officers found the suspect hiding in an alley behind 55th Street and identified him as the man who pulled a gun on them.
Officials say the suspect was immediately arrested. He is described as 24 years old and police say he lives in the immediate area.
No injuries were reported and Chief Inspector Small commended both officers involved in the incident.
"Good police work. The police officer who discharged his weapon showed a lot of restraint after the weapon was pointed at him. The officer only discharged his weapon one time," Chief Inspector Small said. "So, he showed a lot of restraint."
Small says the weapon that the suspect dropped appears to be a semi-automatic handgun with a long barrel.
The suspect is currently being questioned by detectives.
