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Officer Involved In Fatal Shooting Of Walter Wallace Jr. Dies In Motorcycle Crash In South Philly

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- Philadelphia police have identified an off-duty officer killed while riding a motorcycle in South Philadelphia. Police say 27-year-old Thomas Munz Jr. was riding a motorcycle head southbound on Broad Street when he came into contact with the rear driver's side of a 2018 Gray Chevrolet Equinox just before 7 p.m. Tuesday.

Munz Jr. was ejected from the motorcycle and landed on the roadway. He later died from his injuries.

The driver of the Chevy Equinox did not sustain any injuries and remained on the scene.

Munz Jr. was one of two officers involved in the 2020 fatal shooting of Walter Wallace Jr. in West Philadelphia. Munz was never criminally charged in Wallace's death.

Police say Munz Jr. had been with the police department for four years and was assigned to the 18th District.

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