Anti-cop note found at scene of deadly rampage in Philadelphia

Ross said there is no reason to believe the suspect was “radicalized” after searching multiple addresses linked to him. A 19-year veteran assigned to North Philadelphia’s 22d Police District, Young on Friday was working with a task force in West Philadelphia. Two more civilians were shot as the suspect fired shots at their vehicle.

Both officers were taken to Penn Presbyterian Hospital, listed in stable condition.

“A horrific night”, Ross said. As the incident unfolded, the man reportedly used one female patron as a human shield before police shot him dead.

“I’ve been told repeatedly that it was a bunch of rantings that was tantamount to nothing but rambling”, Ross said at a press conference.

What was left to do was figure out what happened and why it happened.

Ross said it appears that the gunman was acting alone but officers will now patrol in pairs, effective immediately.

“It is absolutely miraculous that she is alive”, Ross said. “We may never know”.

Glenn opened fire on the bar and the vehicle where the young couple sat, police said.

“Obviously we are trying to track that individual down to make sure they are OK first and foremost”, he said. He then fled out a back door.

According to court records, Glenn had a history of drug-possession convictions in Philadelphia. The woman died from her injuries. The woman had been treated and released at Episcopal Hospital. It was not clear why.

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The gunman’s exact motive is unknown and the civilian victims of the ambush were apparently targeted at random.

He fired into her window without warning or provocation, Ross said.

Janice Smith, in her kitchen on 48th Street, heard the helicopters whirring overhead, then a barrage of shots from the alley.

Young, 46, was hit six times, with gunshot wounds to the left shoulder, arm, and chest. He also spoke with the security guard from the lounge, who he also said was in good spirits.

Born and raised in northern rural Wisconsin, she is an avid outdoors woman, target and skeet shooter, Second Amendment supporter and defender, concealed carry advocate, NRA member and frequent guest on Cam&Co. The university officer was shot in the buttocks and the leg.

Glenn, a man with a long criminal record and an apparent grudge against law enforcement officers, walked up to Young’s squad auto and fired 18 rounds into the window.

Before he was eventually chased into the alley and brought down, the gunman also fired into a passing vehicle, killing a woman and critically wounding a man. Miller was wounded in action. Early Saturday morning Philadelphia Commissioner Ross said both officers were up and speaking.

The Friday shootout occurred on the same day players for the Philadelphia Eagles announced their intent to conduct a protest against “social injustice” – including police brutality – during the national anthem at Monday night’s upcoming game. Glenn’s 9mm Ruger pistol had the serial number obliterated. “It’s just a hatred of police officers”. In all, he fired 51 times before he was pronounced dead, according to police. And I think all in all it was really a awful scary night.

The mayor said he wanted to thank all police officers for their service and remind them to wear their vests. There was no immediate word on the officers’ conditions.

Glenn was eventually killed by police at the scene.

“These last eight months of police deaths have just been horrifying, and there’s nothing that compares, and nobody should downplay the deaths of those officers”, Professor Harris, who studies police behavior, tells The Christian Science Monitor.

“Don’t chase me!” he yelled to the pursuing officers, the source said.

Ross did say the letter mentioned a grudge the shooter had with his probation officer and expressed dislike for the police department. Young and other officers for their bravery.

On Facebook, reaction to gun violence such as that enacted by Nicholas has brought lots of talk of the “Black Lives Matter” movement, or BLM for short. “A tragedy for the victims and Nicholas’ family”.

Several reports said one suspect involved in the shooting had been killed at the scene, and NBC10 reported one suspect is in police custody.

The gunman was “driven by hatred”, police spokesman John Stanford said on Twitter.