.RosemaryConnors spoke with the husband of a woman who police say was shot in the head by a landlord-tenant officer during an eviction. She also spoke with an investigator who said there was a struggle with a knife possibly involved prior to the shooting:
Plummer said the officer then opened fire.
The woman, identified by Plummer as 35-year-old Angel Davis, was transported to a nearby hospital where she is listed in critical condition, officials said.Officials said the incident is currently being investigated, a weapon has been recovered and the officer has been detained. Lieutenant Hendershot was unsure of the tenant office’s specific policy in regards to armed workers. In Pennsylvania, the employee involved is legally allowed to carry a gun in his role enforcing the law with the proper certification, according to Hendershot.
Karen Harvey, the director of the Philadelphia Rent Control Coalition, also released a statement on the shooting.
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