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Philadelphia man faces 76 charges after police ambush leaves officer dead

A 35-year-old man has been ordered held without bail on 76 charges after a shooting in Philadelphia left one police officer dead and another wounded.

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A Philadelphia man was arraigned on Sunday morning on 76 charges after allegedly ambushing police officers on Saturday, Fox News reported. The shooting resulted in the death of Philadelphia police Officer Shane Seiber and left his partner wounded, according to Fox News. NBC10 Philadelphia and Hoodline also reported on the shooting and the suspect being taken into custody. [1][2][3]

Fox News reported that court records identify the suspect as 35-year-old Eric Lewis. He was ordered held without bail during his Sunday morning arraignment. The charges filed against him include murder, homicide of a law enforcement officer, attempted murder, 10 counts of attempted homicide of a law enforcement officer, aggravated assault, and terroristic threats, according to Fox News. [1]

Philadelphia is located in southeastern Pennsylvania along the Delaware River. Fox News reported that the suspect is scheduled to appear in court again on Oct. 26. [1][7]

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In short

  • Philadelphia police Officer Shane Seiber was killed and his partner was wounded in a Saturday shooting.
  • Suspect Eric Lewis was arraigned on Sunday and faces 76 charges including murder.
  • A court ordered Eric Lewis held without bail, with his next court date set for Oct. 26.

Sources

Every paragraph above points to the numbered items it rests on. Read the originals here.

  1. [1]Suspect in deadly Philadelphia police ambush faces 76 charges, ordered held without bailFox News, 1h ago (the report this story comes from)
  2. [2]Suspect in deadly ambush of Philly police officers has criminal history: DocsNBC10 Philadelphia, 10h ago
  3. [3]West Philadelphia Police Shooting: 2 Officers Wounded, Suspect HeldHoodline, 1d ago

Background

  1. [4]List of school shootings in the United States (2020s) on Wikipedia
  2. [5]Deadly Women on Wikipedia
  3. [6]Suspect on Grokipedia
  4. [7]Philadelphia on Grokipedia
  5. [8]Sam Wood to appeal bail refusal in Queensland Supreme Court FTMQ News, 2d ago

Our newsroom writes these reports with the help of software, from the 8 sources listed and nothing else, and checks them against those sources. Facts can still be wrong or move on; the originals are the record. Spotted a mistake? Write to daniel@monsterkong.com.

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