PHILADELPHIA — A 54-year-old man was fatally shot by an off-duty Philadelphia police detective late Thursday night at the intersection of Willits Road and Holme Avenue, according to the Philadelphia Police Department.
The incident occurred at approximately 11:30 p.m. on October 3, when officers from the 8th Police District responded to a report of a shooting. The preliminary investigation revealed that both the off-duty officer, a 43-year-old detective, and the victim had stopped their vehicles on the roadway before the confrontation. The other motorist reportedly exited his vehicle and approached the detective’s personal vehicle on foot. The detective, seated in the driver’s seat, discharged his firearm multiple times, striking the man.
Paramedics from the Philadelphia Fire Department transported the victim to Jefferson-Torresdale Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The identity of the deceased is being withheld pending family notification.
The detective, a 14-year veteran of the force assigned to the Homicide Unit, has been placed on administrative duty while the Philadelphia Police Department’s Officer Involved Shooting Investigations Unit, Internal Affairs, and the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office continue to investigate the circumstances surrounding the shooting.
Anyone with information about the incident is urged to contact the Philadelphia Police Department.
