Off-Duty Philadelphia Police Officer Dies After Crashing Into Tree In Northeast Philly
Police say 38-year-old Alexis Montanez, a 17-year veteran currently assigned to the 9th District, died at the scene.
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Police say 38-year-old Alexis Montanez, a 17-year veteran currently assigned to the 9th District, died at the scene.
Once inside, police say the suspects took items from the store and ran off.
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The officer was sitting in an unmarked car near Kingsessing Avenue and South Sanford Street when gunfire erupted.
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Authorities deemed it a legally justifiable self-defense shooting after reviewing surveillance video.
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Police say the shooting happened on the 2100 block of Fitzwater Street, just after 3 p.m.
Police say it happened around 3:15 p.m. on the 5700 block of Leonard Street.
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Investigators say the men were apparently after money.
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Coulter takes over the department as the city reels from a surging homicide rate.
The women say their complaints of being physically and verbally harassed by supervisors and colleagues were ignored by department brass.
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The shooting happened on the 1800 block of East Venango Street on Aug. 4, shortly after 9 p.m.
Two men were arrested at the scene while police say one person got away.
All six sustained non-life-threatening injuries and were released from the hospital by 10:30 p.m.
The gun battle and standoff started around 4:30 p.m. when police were serving a narcotics warrant on the 3700 block of North 15th Street around 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
The women say they were on the second floor at the time of the shootout.
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