Center City Philadelphia, the heart of gritty, urban social-life, became the scene of a "24-esque" pursuit last night. Apparently, an SUV pulled up alongside a car parked on the side of Sansom St. near 15th and dispute broke out between a three people in the car, and the man inside the SUV.
Shots were fired.
One man in the car was hit in the shoulder, the other in the arm and the woman was wounded, but not severely. All of them were taken to Jefferson University Hospital. The SUV sped off, but was pursued by police and caught at 22nd and Sansom streets, only seven blocks from the shooting. The suspect crashed the SUV, fired at the police car hitting it twice, and the police officer in the vehicle was shot in the shoulder.
The suspect then abandoned the vehicle and jumped into the Schuylkill river.
Read more from the story we dropped at midnight in Metro or get a more updated story in the Daily News.
What was amazing to me was walking around the scene of the shooting at 15th and Sansom streets less and an hour after it occured, there was no sign of anything abnormal. Partiers dressed in Halloween customes were slinking in and out of bars, panhandlers were doing there deed and the mood in the air was jovial, festive and, well, party!
This morning, there were the usual signs of a hard-party night in the city. A few broken bottles, puke stained sidewalks and confetti strewn in the streets.
Four shot, including an officer... Just another night in Philadelphia.
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