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Cyclist Triggers Gun Battle, Crash in Shooting of Philly Cops
https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/cyclist-triggers-gun-battle-crash-in-ambush-of-3-philly-cops/2538175/Cyclist Triggers Gun Battle, Crash in Shooting of Philly Cops
A second gunman also fired at police after the officers crashed their car
By Rudy Chinchilla • Published September 19, 2020 • Updated 5 mins ago
Three Philadelphia police officers riding in an unmarked car were checking on a man on a bike when he pulled out a gun and fired at them before a second shooter joined the fray, setting off a gun battle that left two officers injured, one getting shot in the back, police said.
The 14th District officers, two men and one woman, were driving down the 1400 block of Sharpnack Street, in the Cedarbrook section of the East Mount Airy neighborhood, when the first gunman pulled up next to them on his bike around 8 p.m. Friday, Philadelphia Police Department Sgt. Eric Gripp said.
The officer driving the car rolled down his window to check on the man when he suddenly pulled out a gun and started shooting, causing the officer to pull off Sharpnack Street and onto Fayette Street, where he crashed the car into a fence, Gripp said.