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Philadelphia police officers shot 15 times combined in ambush attack, suspect found hiding in tree

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Fox News · collected 2026-10-10 · by James Cirrone

Quick Summary

Early Saturday in Philadelphia, two police officers were seriously injured when they responded to a report of a man with a gun and were ambushed; one officer was shot three times, while the other sustained 12 gunshot wounds. Commissioner Kevin Bethel announced that the suspect, who fled into an alley after shooting at the officers on a porch, was later found hiding in a tree and arrested by a SWAT team. The suspect was armed with two handguns and a shotgun, one of which belonged to one of the injured officers.
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Story summary

Shane Seiber, a 40-year-old Philadelphia police officer, was killed on October 10 after being shot three times while responding to a call about a man with a gun in West Philadelphia. His partner, a 33-year-old father of five, survived after being shot twelve times but is now in stable condition. Both officers were initially shot shortly after midnight when they arrived at the scene and encountered heavy gunfire from Eric Lewis. Lewis fled the scene before being found hiding in a tree by a SWAT team.

Governor Josh Shapiro ordered flags to fly at half-mast for Seiber, who was the 376th officer killed in the line of duty since 1851 according to the Officer Down Memorial Page. The incident has sparked discussions about police safety and the role of law enforcement in protecting communities. Eric Lewis has a criminal history dating back to 2012, including weapons offenses from 2015.

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Bethel GPE · 7× SWAT ORG · 2× Fox News Digital's ORG · 1× Kevin Bethel PERSON · 1× Penn Presbyterian Medical Center ORG · 1× Philadelphia ORG · 1× Philadelphia Police ORG · 1× The Philadelphia Police Department ORG · 1× WPVI ORG · 1×

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Shortly after shots were fired, Bethel said additional officers and a SWAT team found the original responding officers on the porch with gunshot wounds.
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2026-10-10 · Fox News
Philadelphia police officers shot 15 times combined in ambush attack, suspect found hiding in tree · assertive framing

Claims (17 extracted, 1 hedged)

Two Philadelphia police officers are in the hospital after being shot early Saturday while responding to a call in the western part of the city. asserted
officers → shoot → city
One officer, a 40-year-old who has two children, was shot three times, Philadelphia Police Commissioner Kevin Bethel said during a news conference. asserted
Bethel → have → conference
The other officer, a 33-year-old who has five children, was shot 12 times, Bethel said. asserted
Bethel → have → children
"I am so damn proud of the men and women who serve in this department. asserted
who → serve → department
Consistently, they go into danger, and they give their lives for this job asserted
they → go → job
," Bethel told reporters. asserted
Bethel → tell → reporters
"And so we ask for those prayers, and we ask for you to support our men and women out there, and what they give for this profession. asserted
they → ask → profession
" Just after 12:20 a.m., the officers were dispatched to 140 North 52nd Street following a report of a man with a gun on a porch, Bethel said. asserted
Bethel → dispatch → porch
About 30 minutes later, the officers arrived at the address and came under "significant gunfire" once they were on the porch. asserted
they → arrive → porch
Shortly after shots were fired, Bethel said additional officers and a SWAT team found the original responding officers on the porch with gunshot wounds. asserted
officers → fire → wounds
The suspect fired at two additional officers, Bethel said, but the SWAT team was able to locate the man in a tree and take him into custody. asserted
team → fire → custody
The officers who were shot were taken to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center for surgery. asserted
who → shoot → surgery
"We are praying now that our officers make it through this terrible situation," Bethel said. asserted
Bethel → pray → situation
The suspect reportedly ambushed the officers by running down an alley and shooting at them, local outlet WPVI reported. uncertain
suspect → ambush → WPVI
The suspect, whose name has not yet been released, was found with two handguns and a shotgun, Bethel said. asserted
Bethel → release → handguns
One of the handguns belonged to one of the officers who had been shot. asserted
who → belong → officers
The Philadelphia Police Department did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment. asserted
Department → respond → comment
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