A Philadelphia police officer shot is in critical condition

A Philadelphia police officer is in critical condition after being shot Saturday night, police confirmed CBS News Philadelphia. The incident happened around the 3600 block of F Street.

Investigators reported that the injured officer was rushed to Temple University Hospital. No arrests have yet been announced in connection with the shooting.

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Reports on X suggest the suspect can be seen in a surveillance photo shared by Steve Keeley of Fox 29 News.

LATEST UPDATE #6
multiple @PhillyPolice sources say the police officer was shot after an initial car stop. Then the police called @PhilaParking The authority and when the PPA tow truck arrived to take the vehicle is when the shooting occurred. The suspected shooter changed into a white shirt afterward. pic.twitter.com/2cFlO6KOkp

— Steve Keeley (@KeeleyFox29) June 23, 2024

CUT/UPDATE #5
multiple @PhillyPolice sources tell me the suspect was wanted for shooting a police officer two hours ago who had just been arrested by SWAT from a home in the 800 block of schiller street. pic.twitter.com/mnJAJj5FDu

— Steve Keeley (@KeeleyFox29) June 23, 2024

Keeley also reported, through his sources, that the officer was shot in the head behind the ear.

UPDATE #3
Lots of @PhillyPolice and Philadelphia city officials gathered inside and outside the @TempleUniv Hospital emergency room where a Philadelphia police officer was rushed by a colleague after the officer was “shot in the head behind the ear,” sources told me just before 8 p.m. street F. 1/2 pic.twitter.com/nRGYspQGV4

— Steve Keeley (@KeeleyFox29) June 23, 2024

More insight into the crime scene can be found in a tweet from Philly Crime Update, providing additional context to the ongoing investigation.

Philadelphia #Philly

A PPD officer was shot in the head at 3500 F St

The PPD is looking for a Hispanic shooter. STILL BIG

Barricade declared at E and Allegheny Ave

Officer shot in head, in critical condition at Temple Hospital pic.twitter.com/31CdTnSK0C

— PhillyCrimeUpdate (@PhillyCrimeUpd) June 23, 2024

This is a developing story, check back for updates.