CNN: Police: Officer shooting suspect pledges allegiance to ISIS
The 30-year-old man suspected of shooting and injuring a Philadelphia police officer Thursday night said that he pledges his allegiance to the Islamic State, and that is the reason that he committed the shooting, an official said at a police news conference Friday.
Philadelphia police Officer Jesse Hartnett shouted desperately into his police radio after someone, authorities say, approached his patrol car and shot him as he sat there Thursday night.
"Shots fired! ... I'm bleeding heavily!" Hartnett shouts in a recording of his radio call for backup. "I'm bleeding. Get us another unit out here!"
Hartnett not only survived but managed to fire back and wound the gunman after what authorities say was an apparent attempt to execute the officer at a city intersection.
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More News On ISIS Inspired Terror Attack In Philadelphia
Philadelphia police: Attacker ‘tried to execute’ officer, pledged allegiance to the Islamic State -- Washington Post
Philadelphia Police Officer Wounded in Ambush on His Patrol Car -- NYT
Police: Suspect says he shot cop 'in the name of Islam' -- USA Today
Dramatic Photos Capture Moment Gunman Allegedly Tried to 'Execute' Philadelphia Police Officer -- ABC News
Suspect in Pa. cop ambush said he acted 'in the name of Islam,' police confirm -- FOX News
Man who shot Philadelphia police officer cited Islam as motive: official -- Reuters
