The Brief
- A Philadelphia Police officer shot an armed man in Kensington on Saturday.
- A police sergeant was flagged down by a man who said he was in a conflict with a man who had a gun, police said.
- When the officer tried to step in, the man ran off. The officer chased him, and shot him when police said the man started to raise his gun.
PHILADELPHIA – A Philadelphia Police officer shot a suspect after a foot chase through Kensington Saturday morning.
What we know:
The shooting happened around 10:30 a.m. on Saturday. Philadelphia police said it started when a sergeant was flagged down in his police cruiser near Kensington Avenue and Hart Lane. The person who flagged the sergeant down that he was involved in a “disturbance” with a man who had a gun.…