Officer injured after being hit by vehicle during traffic stop in Strawberry Mansion

A Philadelphia police officer was injured Friday night after being struck by a vehicle during a traffic stop in the city’s Strawberry Mansion neighborhood.

The incident happened around 10:06 p.m. near 19th and Norris streets.

According to Police Inspector D.F. Pace, officers were trying to stop a vehicle in connection with a report of a person with a gun. Pace said the vehicle initially stopped but then abruptly reversed, striking two police vehicles and an officer…

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