Off-duty Philadelphia police officer injured in altercation

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Police are investigating an altercation that left an off-duty Philadelphia police officer injured on Tuesday.

It happened around 4:30 p.m. in the 1700 block of South 32nd Street in South Philadelphia, according to investigators.

The officer was transported to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center in stable condition.

A suspect was taken into custody.

Further details were not released Tuesday night.

Editor's note: An earlier version of this story stated the officer was stabbed.