PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — The police officers who were first on the scene when Philadelphia Police Sgt. Richard Mendez was shot and killed two years ago in an airport parking garage took the stand Thursday on day two of the trial against his accused killers.
An airport police officer said he and three other colleagues ran after hearing an officer was ‘down’ in Parking Lot D of Philadelphia International on Oct. 12, 2023. He said when he arrived, he saw Mendez lying motionless, flat on his back, but there was very little blood. The officer then tearfully recalled trying to find a pulse and perform CPR.
Mendez later died at the hospital…