Man Shot By Philadelphia Police After Attacking 2 Officers With Screwdriver At 39th District Headquarters: Police

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Philadelphia police say a man armed with a screwdriver attacked two officers at the 39th Police District headquarters in Nicetown on Wednesday, which forced an officer to open fire. HMonroeNews reports.

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And once inside, they say the 23-year-old man walked up to a glass barrier in the lobby and was trying to say something to officers. But, the officers couldn’t understand him, so they opened a locked door to their operations room. That is when police say he rushed through the door with the screwdriver in his hand and began fighting with two officers.During that fight, one of the officers shot the suspect, hitting him in the torso. He is in surgery at Temple Hospital.

“It’s always one of those things where it’s a judgment call,” Philadelphia police sergeant Eric Gripp said. “Sometimes people come to the window, and most of our districts, they have a plexiglass window that’s up ahead. And oftentimes there’s people that just we can’t hear them. It’s not uncommon for us to go out in the lobby to try and get up close and personal and take a report from individuals. Again, it’s not uncommon.

 

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HMonroeNews how did a screwdriver force an officer to *open fire* ?! missing a LOT of context here.

HMonroeNews HMonroeNews May I ask how the gunfire was forced? Is there a “screwdriver sensor” where the firearm automatically opens fire? I don’t think you used the right word.

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