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Philadelphia Police Officer Shot and Killed
A police officer has been shot to death in North Philadelphia. It happened this morning near 20th and Turner Streets not far from Cecil B. Moore Avenue.
Police Commissioner Sylvester Johnson identifies the officer as 50-year-old Terrence Flomo, a nine-year veteran of the force. He was married and had four children.
Johnson says Flomo was assigned to an undercover narcotics unit and had gone off-duty about 10pm Thursday night. It's not known why he was in the area where he was shot.
Police say Flomo was shot several times and found sitting in an unmarked city-owned car that had rolled about a block before coming to rest against some bushes.
The officer was conscious and talking when taken to Temple University Hospital. He died about 3:05am in the emergency room.
Police have been questioning several people in connection with the shooting. Police say one man was taken into custody after about an hour barricaded inside a nearby house.
Johnson says the reason for the shooting is unknown.
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God bless P/O Flomo and his family.
Philadelphia Police Officer Shot and Killed
A police officer has been shot to death in North Philadelphia. It happened this morning near 20th and Turner Streets not far from Cecil B. Moore Avenue.
Police Commissioner Sylvester Johnson identifies the officer as 50-year-old Terrence Flomo, a nine-year veteran of the force. He was married and had four children.
Johnson says Flomo was assigned to an undercover narcotics unit and had gone off-duty about 10pm Thursday night. It's not known why he was in the area where he was shot.
Police say Flomo was shot several times and found sitting in an unmarked city-owned car that had rolled about a block before coming to rest against some bushes.
The officer was conscious and talking when taken to Temple University Hospital. He died about 3:05am in the emergency room.
Police have been questioning several people in connection with the shooting. Police say one man was taken into custody after about an hour barricaded inside a nearby house.
Johnson says the reason for the shooting is unknown.
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God bless P/O Flomo and his family.
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