On the evening of Friday, July 4, 2025, a tense confrontation erupted on North Lawrence Street in Fairhill when Philadelphia police responded to a 911 call about a man with a gun. According to First Deputy Commissioner John Stanford, officers had barely exited their vehicles when they came under fire.
“The male exits the property and continues to fire at the officers. The officers take a tactical retreat between parked vehicles,” Stanford told reporters during a briefing, recounting how four officers returned fire. According to NBC Philadelphia, “a 40‑year‑old man inside the property opened fire at the officers” as they approached the home.…