UPDATE 3:30 PM.
Upon getting information that a male on a SEPTA bus was armed with a gun, police pulled their vehicles in front of the bus and stopped it. As they boarded the bus, the male pulled out a gun and pointed it at cops. The suspect then exited the bus and started to shoot at responding police. Police returned fire. The male was struck multiple times. A third officer arrived and received a gunshot wound to his right forearm. He did not return fire.
He is identified as Donald Revill, with 12 years on the job. He was treated and released from the hospital. There is still no work on the suspect’s identity or his charges.
ORIGINAL STORY BELOW.
By Alex Lloyd Gross
A Philadelphia Police Officer suffered a graze wound to her hand when she confronted a male armed with a gun. The incident happened just after 10;00 AM at Torresdale Avenue near Howell street. Information is very preliminary and subject to change as more facts are confirmed. The officer was investigating a male with a gun and this male got on a SEPTA bus. He then was confronted by the officer and pulled out a handgun and began firing at the officer.
The officer returned fire striking the male. He was taken to Temple Hospital and the officer was taken to Jefferson Torresdale Hospital. Neighbors ducked out of the way as bullets flew through the Wissinoming neighborhood. One vehicle on the corner of Torresdale and Comly Street was struck by gunfire. Police were notified of this but it took them over 20 minutes to cordon that area off. When they finally did, the cordon restricted people from walking down Comly Street. People that were on Torresdale Ave could walk right up to the vehicle in spite of the cordon. .
The identity of the officer and suspect have not been released. Charges are pending. Multiple witnesses are being interviewed. The SEPTA bus had cameras on it and captured everything .