Philadelphia gunman dead after shooting SEPTA officer, 2 women, police say
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A transit police officer and two women were shot Wednesday in Philadelphia and the suspected gunman was dead following a standoff with authorities, police said.
Philadelphia SWAT officers converged on the property where a suspect accused of shooting a transit officer was barricaded inside. (WTXF) A large crowd of police officers gathered outside a hospital Wednesday where an injured Pennsylvania transit officer was recovering from a gunshot wound. (WTXF)
Authorities said the chaos began when Philadelphia police officers on patrol heard gunshots and saw an armed suspect running. They chased him into a nearby apartment building, Philadelphia police Sgt. Eric Gripp told reporters.
A short time later, authorities received reports of two people that had been shot. The women, ages 57 and 42, were found with gunshot wounds near the intersection of Griscom and Arrott streets. Both were wounded in the hip area and were hospitalized in stable condition.
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