"Tell my family I love them" officer heard saying after being shot in West Philadelphia
The injured 32-year-old officer is a five-year veteran of the force.
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- A man has been charged with attempted murder after a Philadelphia police officer was shot and wounded on Wednesday night.
Police say the injured officer is Giovanni Maysonet. The 32-year-old officer is a 5-year veteran of the Philadelphia Police Department and is assigned to the 19th District.
Maysonet remains hospitalized. He was upgraded to stable condition after undergoing surgery on Wednesday night.
We've learned that Maysonet was wearing a body cam, and it shows the suspect shot him with a gun from inside his hoodie.
"We could be planning a funeral right now, very easily," said John Hoyt, of the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 5.
Three people were taken into custody in the hours after the shooting.
One of them, who police say was the alleged shooter, was arrested around 8:25 p.m. in the 6800 block of Guyer Avenue in Southwest Philadelphia.
He has been identified as 42-year-old Eric Haynes of Darby, Pa. He is charged with Attempted Murder, Aggravated Assault, Assault of a Law Enforcement Officer and other offenses.
The driver of the car Haynes was in, identified as Ernest Reed (aka Raymond Williams), is charged with Tampering with Evidence, Obstruction Justice and other offenses.
The third person taken into custody has not been identified.
"I've gotten multiple reports that after the officer was shot, almost immediately, the community was part of that solution that came through to identify who the shooter was, and apprehend him within hours," said Hoyt.
According to police, the incident unfolded at approximately 3:30 p.m. when Maysonet and his partner were conducting a vehicle investigation of a silver Lexus on the 200 block of North 60th Street in West Philadelphia.
The partner, a 28-year-old officer and 4-year veteran of the force, approached the driver's side door of the Lexus as Maysonet approached the passenger side door.
At that time, police say the passenger exited the vehicle and "turned away from Officer Maysonet."
Police say, in response, Maysonet began "grasping around the male's midsection with both hands, holding him. The suspect then fired a gun at least twice toward Maysonet.
Police say Maysonet was shot in the stomach and the bullet went through his back. He also sustained a non-perforating gunshot wound to his bulletproof vest in the chest area.
The injured officer fell backward onto the rear of the vehicle and then onto the ground. Maysonet's partner then fired several rounds toward the suspect.
They say he was not struck and ran from the scene.
Officer Maysonet was driven to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center by his partner. He was originally placed in critical condition and underwent surgery.
The FOP wants the public to hear the grim reality of the situation captured on police radio, in Officer Maysonet's own words.
"Tell my family I love them if I don't make it," Maysonet can be heard saying.
"Listen to that and tell me that we don't have the best police department in the nation doing the best job out there," Hoyt said.
Police say investigators at the scene received information that led them to identify the shooting suspect as Haynes.
SWAT officers located Haynes in the driver's seat of a parked vehicle in the rear alley behind Guyer Avenue.
He was taken into custody without incident. Haynes has been charged with Attempted Murder, Aggravated Assault, Assault of a Law enforcement Officer, and VUFA Former Convict, VUFA-No License, Possession of an Instrument of Crime and related offenses.
Police say a black semi-automatic firearm loaded with 17 live 9mm rounds, with one round in the chamber, was located on the cement driveway near the driver's door of the vehicle that Haynes was arrested in.
"I've gotten multiple reports that after the officer was shot, almost immediately, the community was part of that solution that came through to identify who the shooter was, and apprehend him within hours," said Hoyt.
Maysonet's partner has been placed on administrative duty pending the outcome of the Officer Involved Shooting Investigation and Internal Affairs Investigation.
Commissioner Danielle Outlaw said this incident should have never happened.
"I said before we don't sign up to be martyrs. We don't, you know, leave our families and everything, as we know, with the expectation of getting shot. We know it's a potential danger, but this has to stop," she said.
Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney added, "It's just a very dangerous and difficult job done by very brave people. And they go out every day to try to keep us safe and put lives in harm's way and their health in harm's way and we can't really repay them for doing that kind of work. Our prayers are with the officer and all our officers to make sure that he recovers and they stay safe."
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