An off-duty Philadelphia police officer and a man on a scooter exchanged gunfire during a possible road rage incident Thursday, police said.
The shooting happened just before 10:30 p.m. along the 7600 block of Ridge Avenue in the city's Roxborough section.Action News is told a man on a scooter fired a gun into the off-duty officer's vehicle during the incident.Police said the officer was not hurt; it's unclear whether the suspect was hit after the officer returned fire.
Law enforcement sources said the suspect may have been involved in a nearby robbery before the shooting. Action News was on the scene during the height of the investigation as a police chopper was in the air searching for the suspect.Copyright © 2023 WPVI-TV. All Rights Reserved.
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