Man Shoots Cop in Philly In the Name of Islam

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January 9, 2016

A Philadelphia police officer was ambushed by a gunman and shot three times in the arm while sitting in his cruiser late Thursday, and a local news outlet is reporting that the suspect committed the act in the name of Islam. The suspect, a 30-year-old man who has not been named, approached officer Jesse Hartnett’s vehicle…

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