A Philadelphia police officer was shot in the hand while executing a search warrant at a home Wednesday morning, officials said.
The officer suffered a graze wound to his right hand around 6 a.m., police said.
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Police Chief Kevin Bethel said at a news conference that the 10-person team broke through the first door of the home and opened fire after they began entering the second door. The bullet ricocheted off the officer’s bulletproof vest and struck him in the hand, Bethel said.
A Philadelphia police vehicle photographed at the scene of a mass shooting in 2022. (FOX29 Philadelphia WTXF)
Bethel said the officers did not return fire and the person inside surrendered.
The officer, a 33-year veteran, was treated at a hospital and has since been released, he said.
“It could have been a lot worse,” Mayor Sherrell Parker said. “This is yet another reminder of the senseless gun violence that is all too present here in the city of Philadelphia.”
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A few days ago, authorities said a man was shot and killed by a police officer after he shot and killed another police officer at a corner store. On Tuesday, authorities released several minutes of security video amid growing concerns about the use of force in the shooting death of 28-year-old Alexander Spencer.
