Philly cop severely wounded by multiple shots in ambush

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Suspect in Pa. cop ambush said he acted 'in the name of Islam,' police confirm

Published January 08, 2016

The man caught in surveillance footage ambushing a Philadelphia officer in a squad car, shooting him multiple times with a stolen police gun, acted "in the name of Islam," police said at a news conference Friday.

The suspect was wearing "Muslim garb," a law enforcement source told Fox News. The source would not elaborate. Local media identified the man as 30-year-old Edward Archer.

Officer Jessie Hartnett was in stable condition at a hospital, police said. The suspect fired a total of 13 shots Thursday night, according to Police Commissioner Richard Ross. At least three bullets struck the officer in his left arm.

"We are working side-by-side with the Philadelphia Police Department. They remain the lead agency as we work together to gather information about the attack on their officer," the FBI announced.

Hartnett returned fire, hitting his attacker at least three times, Ross added.

"This is absolutely one of the scariest things I've ever seen," Ross said at a news conference a few hours later. "This guy tried to execute the police officer. The police officer had no idea he was coming."

The suspect ran away, but was quickly apprehended by other officers. There was no immediate word on the suspect's condition.

In a statement, Governor Tom Wolf said, "This alleged intentional act of violence against an officer seeking to help a fellow citizen is horrifying and has no place in Pennsylvania."

Jim Kenney, who is in his first week as mayor of the nation's fifth largest city, said, "There are just too many guns on the streets and I think our national government needs to do something about that."

His statement comes on the heels of President Barack Obama announcement on Tuesday of his plan to tighten control and enforcement of firearms in the United States.
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Suspect reportedly acted in name of Islam


The video of the shooting was chilling. The officer lost a lot of blood yet he was able to pursue the shooter.
 
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.

The gunman fired 13 shots from a semiautomatic pistol into Hartnett's car as the officer sat in the driver's seat, a law enforcement source told CNN. The shooting happened about 11:30 p.m. in west Philadelphia, CNN affiliate KYW reported.

Hartnett was shot three times in an arm and returned fire, the source said. The alleged gunman was shot and eventually was arrested and taken to a hospital, according to KYW.

Hartnett also was taken to a hospital, where he underwent surgery for a broken arm, KYW reported.

A picture -- one that the Philadelphia Inquirer newspaper says is a still frame from surveillance video of the shooting -- shows a person standing right next to the car with his arm through the lowered driver's-side window, close enough to be shooting someone at point-blank range.

The Inquirer did not report where it got the picture. But Philadelphia Police Commissioner Richard Ross told reporters earlier Friday that he had seen video of the incident and that it was "absolutely one of the scariest things I've ever seen."

CNN hasn't independently confirmed the authenticity of the image. Information on the origin of the video that Ross referenced and what Hartnett had been doing in the moments leading to the shooting wasn't immediately available.

"This guy tried to execute the police officer. The police officer had no idea he was coming," Ross said. "It's amazing he's alive."

Ross said it appears Hartnett suffered significant nerve damage.

"Fortunately, he's awake. He was coherent. He's OK," Ross said.

The shooting caught the attention of Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf, who said he is "thankful that Officer Hartnett is alive and not facing life-threatening injuries after being ambushed."

"We wish him and his family the best during his recovery. This alleged intentional act of violence against an officer seeking to help a fellow citizen is horrifying and has no place in Pennsylvania," he said.
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Philadelphia police officer shot
 
The suspect's mother said that he is a faithful Muslim but he's also been hearing voices.
 
hoichi said:
Wsll...
At least the guy didnt take outa school room full of kids......


If your going murder for yourpet cause...
Attacking those who can at least defend themselves is better then going after unarmed innocents...
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Not yet but matter of time hoichi..they using big boulders on roads apparently in uk.
 
Reba said:
I don't know. Hearing voices is often a symptom of mental illness.
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The problem with 'hearing voices ' that it's so easy to fake b/c no else can hear it. If I was on a jury I wouldn't buy this for a moment .
 
whatdidyousay! said:
The problem with 'hearing voices ' that it's so easy to fake b/c no else can hear it. If I was on a jury I wouldn't buy this for a moment .
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Schizophrenia and schizoaffective usually have many symptoms, more than hallucination alone.
 
whatdidyousay! said:
The problem with 'hearing voices ' that it's so easy to fake b/c no else can hear it. If I was on a jury I wouldn't buy this for a moment .
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Being mentally ill, by itself, isn't a defense anyway. A defendant would have to be criminally insane to get a defense of insanity. It would have to be more than just mentally ill.
 
Foxrac said:
Schizophrenia and schizoaffective usually have many symptoms, more than hallucination alone.
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I know . There just been so many people saying they were criminally insane lately when they killed someone and they hear voices . I just fine it hard to believe it anymore .
 
whatdidyousay! said:
I know . There just been so many people saying they were criminally insane lately when they killed someone and they hear voices . I just fine it hard to believe it anymore .
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That why they have forensic psychologists to weed any liars out.

If anyone who aren't guilty by insanity plea usually locked up in state mental hospital for rest of life, that's true for murder cases, so mental hospital could be worse than prison - neither of them are comfortable.

In my state, anyone who commit felony offense and receive insanity plea are automatically send to Taylor Hardin in Tuscaloosa - they looks like prison-style hospital.

Also, insanity plea is very rare and it is hard to obtain.
 
Reba said:
I don't know. Hearing voices is often a symptom of mental illness.
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It cop out. Reb.If I had son who did evil like IS I would tell myself the same as his mother he mental.Millians of people hear voices but very few kill.Was he having treatment...Afraid it going happen more.
It happen near my sister inlaw few weeks back the man shouted out same thing and stab passerby.His mother said same hearing voices
 
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Foxrac said:
That why they have forensic psychologists to weed any liars out.

If anyone who aren't guilty by insanity plea usually locked up in state mental hospital for rest of life, that's true for murder cases, so mental hospital could be worse than prison - neither of them are comfortable.

In my state, anyone who commit felony offense and receive insanity plea are automatically send to Taylor Hardin in Tuscaloosa - they looks like prison-style hospital.

Also, insanity plea is very rare and it is hard to obtain.
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I happen to not have a lot of faith in anything the government does .
 
mikemike said:
http://www.jihadwatch.org/
lotta stories
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please don't read it. I know a guy who is an avid reader of JihadWatch.org and his FB is so full of racist, islamophobic, extremist, etc. he's a Canadian and he's a Donald Trump extreme fanboy.

that site is founded by Robert Spencer who "self-taught" himself on Islam religion and Koran and claimed to be an expert on it. He is currently banned by UK for his hateful vile view and he was detained by Canadian government when trying to enter to give speech at his seminar.

If you read thru his stories, you will see his incredibly hateful view on Muslim/Islamic people. very hateful.
 
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