Gunman fires at off-duty cop, security guards in West Philadelphia

Police say a man who had been kicked out of a party went across the street and opened fire.
Saturday, March 19, 2022
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- An off-duty Philadelphia police officer came under fire while working at a private event early Saturday morning.

That officer, along with several armed security guards, had been hired for a party at Spade's Restaurant in West Philadelphia.
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Police say a man inside was creating a problem, so he was kicked out around 1:40 a.m.

He then went across the street in the 4000 block of Lancaster Avenue and shot at the security guards and the officer.
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They fired back but the man ran away and then drove off.

Neither the guards nor the officer were hit.
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