A 30-year-old man accused of firing at least 11 times at a Philadelphia police officer had pledged allegiance to ISIS, police said today.
The gunman, now in custody, “confessed to committing this cowardly act in the name of Islam,” Philadelphia Police Commissioner Richard Ross said during a news conference. “According to him, he believed that the police defend laws that are contrary to the teachings of the Quran.”
Philadelphia Police Captain James Clark said the suspect, who’s name was not released at the news conference, “stated that he pledges his allegiance to Islamic State, he follows Allah and that is the reason he was called upon to do this.”
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Officials said the suspect used a stolen police firearm when he fired shots at close-range at Officer Jesse Hartnett while he was in his police vehicle Thursday night.
The weapon was stolen in 2013, police said.
“You can see the male in question going toward police officer Harnett. … He is literally inside that car,” Ross said today of an image of the shooting.
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Harnett then got out of his car and fired back.
“His will to live undoubtedly saved his life,” Ross said.
Hartnett was shot three times, Ross said, noting he suffered serious injuries that will require multiple surgeries.
“This could have easily been a police funeral,” said Ross.
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This was the first police-involved shooting for the administration of Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney, who was inaugurated four days ago.
Kenney said today of the shooting, “It’s terrible and it does not represent the religion [Islam] in any way shape or form or any of its teachings.”
“This is a criminal with a stolen gun who tried to kill one of our officers,” Kenney said. “Has nothing to do with being a Muslim or following the Islamic faith.”
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One Response
There does seem to be many people in positions of political control who are either stupid, ignorant or just simply bare-faced liars. The scriptwriters of ‘Homeland’ undoubtedly understand when, in one episode, an advisor tells the team….”They (Muslims) take their instruction from a book and they only read that one book”……
If Hollywood scriptwriters know the truth why in the world doesn’t the Mayor of Philadelphia, the Prime Minister of the UK, Angela Merkell, President Obama etc. etc. ?
We are being lead by frightened liberals who will eventually cause the most horrendous situation of civil strife we have known.