PHILADELPHIA — Two police officers were shot during a Fourth of July fireworks show and concert on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia on Monday. Both officers were treated and released from the hospital later that night, according to police.
Sergio Diggs, 36, an officer assigned to highway patrol, received a graze wound to the forehead, police said. The round stopped in the officer's hat. He is a 13-year veteran of the Philadelphia Police Department.
The officers were standing on the sidewalk at the base of the Art Museum steps when the shooting began. The shooting took place in Center City on Monday night. The city Office of Emergency Management advised on Twitter to avoid the area.
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