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Four Eagles Visit Recovering Officer Involved In West Philly Shooting Rampage

by Gavin Lichtenstein

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- While recovering at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center in West Philadelphia, four Eagles' visited officer Ed Miller before his release. Before boarding the plane for Chicago,Jordan Mathews, Trey Burton, Zach Ertz and Jordan Hicks all stopped by to see the recovering officer.

Philadelphia Police Commissioner Richard Ross said Sgt. Sylvia Young was ambushed and shot multiple times in the arm and protective vest. He said Ed Miller, a former police officer who is now a member of the police force at the University of Pennsylvania, was also wounded. Both were in stable condition early Saturday at Penn Presbyterian Hospital.

Ross said Miller and two police officers chased the man into an alley, where he was shot and killed.

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