An 18-year-old 'tussled' with Temple police officer Christopher Fitzgerald before the teenager allegedly gunned down the officer and fled in a stolen car.
Police gather at Temple University Hospital following a fatal shooting of a Temple University police officer near the campus, Feb. 18, 2023, in Philadelphia.before the teenager allegedly gunned down the officer and fled in a stolen car, according to Philadelphia authorities.
When Fitzgerald tried to conduct a "pedestrian investigation," the three men fled on foot, and Fitzgerald radioed to say he was chasing them, Ransom said at a news conference Tuesday. The suspect tried to take Fitzgerald's handgun, Ransom said. After he was unsuccessful, he ran away and allegedly carjacked a driver, telling the victim, "Gimme the car or I will kill you," Ransom said.
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