Suspect Charged In Shooting Of Philadelphia Police Officer
by Alex Lloyd Gross
Ramon Rodriguez Vazquez wanted to escape from a police vehicle stop last night on the 3500 block of F Street. When police pulled over a vehicle, he was in with three other people, he ran and allegedly fired three shots at police, hitting one officer in the neck, police said.
The officer’s partner fired a shot but missed. He then rushed the officer to Temple Hospital where he was admitted in critical condition. The suspect remained at large for several hours, before.
Police said that Vazquez then allegedly burst into a private home carrying a gun and barricaded himself, before he was arrested a short distance away.
Rodriguez is charged with two counts of Attempted Murder Of A Police Officer, multiple weapons offenses and also kidnapping and burglary, and related offenses. A mug shot has not been released. The officer’s name has not been released as well.