Self-proclaimed ISIS militant arraigned in Philadelphia police shooting

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 in a statement on Facebook on Sunday that an officer was stopped on the street on Saturday night by a citizen who began talking about Archer and the shooting that seriously wounded Hartnett.

Tensions ran high in the Philadelphia Police Department Sunday in the wake of an attempted assassination of an officer by a man allegedly claiming he did it “in the name of Islam” after an anonymous tip to officers on Saturday said the threat against police in the city is ongoing.

“It has nothing to do with being a Muslim or following the Islamic faith”, Kenney said.

On the website of the mosque at 4431 Walnut St., the AICP expressed “great sorrow” at “news of the heinous ambush of officer Jesse Hartnett…”

Suspect Edward Archer’s mother, Valerie Holliday, told The Philadelphia Inquirer her son was a devout Muslim and had been acting strangely.

“He was savvy enough to stop just short of implicating himself in a conspiracy”, Ross said. “We asked him to get medical help”, she said.

Police said the incident appeared unrelated to Hartnett’s shooting, but was “an example of the type of individuals that our officers face daily when performing their duties as Philadelphia police officers”.

The suspected gunman, identified by multiple media outlets as Edward Archer, allegedly used a 9mm Glock in the alleged police execution attempt, a weapon stolen from an officer about two years ago.

“In no way shape or form does anyone in this room believe that what was done represents Islam”, Kenney said. They also posted on Facebook that the FBI is investigating the tip as well. He was out on probation Thursday and was scheduled to be sentenced Monday after he was found guilty on charges of careless driving, forgery and driving with a suspended or revoked license in a 2014 case. Police did not immediately return a call from Reuters for comment.

“His will to live undoubtedly saved his life”, Ross said. As he entered the PPMC, police say he was approached by an unknown black male who told him, “I’m hungry”. The officer, 33, was in critical but stable condition yesterday. “Those who carry out attacks in the name of ISIS or any other terrorist organization must be fully prosecuted”. When Hartnett called in to report shots fired, he shouted, “I’m bleeding heavily!” into his police radio.

A man was arrested after officials say he attacked and tried to steal a gun from an officer who was assigned to the hospital where the victim of Thursday’s ambush shooting is being treated.

The FBI has launched an investigation into why the suspect visited Saudi Arabia and Egypt in 2011 and 2012, respectively.