3 Philadelphia officers responding to shooting injured in crash

Thursday, April 5, 2018
SOUTHWEST PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Three Philadelphia police officers responding to a shooting were injured in crash.

Two police vehicles, a cruiser and an SUV, collided at South 63rd Street and Woodland Avenue in Southwest Philadelphia just after midnight Thursday.
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The officers suffered cuts and bruises. They were taken to the hospital in stable condition.

The officers were on their way to a shooting scene a few blocks away at Angora Terrace and 57th Street.

Police say a gunman shot a 15-year-old and a 21-year-old both in the hand.

Both are hospitalized in stable condition.
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Police found 17 shell casings at the scene and are still searching for the shooter.



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