IS supporter shoots cop in Philadelphia

Two days after a Philadelphia cop was shot by a man who said he had pledged loyalty to the Islamic State, the city’s police and the FBI are investigating a tip that the man was part of a group with radical beliefs that might still pose a threat.

Police said Archer told them he believed the department “defends laws that are contrary to Islam” and that he has pledged his allegiance to the Islamic State group.

Though Archer “clearly gave us a motive”, Ross said, it’s up to police to see what the evidence shows.

Archer traveled to the Middle East twice in recent years, to Egypt and once to Saudia Arabia. He has “been acting kind of strangely lately, talking to himself… laughing and mumbling”, she said.

Do you agree or disagree with Megyn Kelly that political correctness was in play in the way some elected officials reacted to the attack on Philadelphia police officer Jesse Hartnett? “We asked him to get medical help”, she told the newspaper. “The Philadelphia Police Department has alerted all department personnel of this matter and will continue to have officers work with a partner until further notice”.

Police previously released surveillance footage stills that they said show Archer running up to Hartnett’s vehicle, parked at the corner of 60th and Spruce streets around 11:40 p.m. on Thursday night, before firing in at Hartnett through the window.

A judge has denied Archer bail, and a preliminary hearing is expected to take place on 25 January.

Police say that later, the officer stood by the emergency room entrance when the male came from behind and attempted to grab the officers gun from his holster.

He is also charged with several other crimes and is being held without bond, the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office said on its Twitter account.

Archer allegedly fired 13 shots at Hartnett, who was hit three times in the arm and had to undergo surgery.

“This is a radical person, living in United States, who became radicalized”, he said. At the time of the shooting, he was awaiting sentencing on forgery charges in Delaware County, where he lived.

“At this hour, it does not appear that he was an observant or mosque-going Muslim”, he said. The officer was not injured during the incident while the suspect suffered a minor facial injury. “He’s a tough guy”, he said.Hartnett served in the Coast Guard and has been on the Philadelphia force for four years.

“Those who carry out attacks in the name of ISIS or any other terrorist organization must be fully prosecuted”, he said, but added: “This individual and any who would advocate similar acts are not representative of any religion – they are thugs and criminals”.

Police have said it is unclear whether he was radicalized or had ties to militant groups. Hartnett was struck him three times in the arm before managing to return fire, wounding Archer, who was later apprehended.