OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTING1200 S. CARLISLE STREET
Please note that the following information is preliminary and
subject to change as the investigation continues.
On Saturday, 5/30/15, at approximately 7:23 P.M., two 17th
District Officers observed a silver colored Infiniti QX70 in the
1400 block of S. 18th Street. The officers checked the license
plate through their Mobile Data Terminal, which revealed that the
license plate is registered to a Nissan, not an Infiniti; therefore
the officers signaled for the operator to stop. The operator, a 24
year old male, fled at a high rate of speed through several streets
and eventually struck a parked unattended vehicle and the exterior
building at 14XX Wharton Street. The male then exited the vehicle
and fled on foot with a handgun in his hand. The Officers pursued
the male on foot for several blocks, while giving him verbal
commands to stop and surrender. However once in the 1200 block of
S. Carlisle Street, the male partially turned toward the officers,
while still holding the gun in his hand. Both Officers discharged
their weapons, however missing the male. The male dropped to the
ground and dropped his handgun in front of a house on 1200 block of
S. Carlisle Street. The male then got back up and ran north on
Carlisle Street and another arriving Officer discharged his
Electronic Control Weapon (Taser) at him. The male then ran
westbound on Federal Street and he was apprehended at 14xx Federal
Street after a brief struggle.
The male was transported to Jefferson Hospital, where he was
treated for lacerations to his forehead and left hand, and
released. The male's firearm, a Glock Model 22, .40 caliber pistol,
with an extended (22) round capacity magazine, and obliterated
serial number was recovered in front of a property on 1200 S.
Carlisle Street. The firearm was loaded with twenty .40 caliber
rounds of ammunition. The male's vehicle was recovered at 1406
Wharton Street and towed to the Police Garage. A search warrant
will be obtained to investigate the contents of the vehicle. There
were no other injuries as a result of this incident.
Internal Affairs is investigating this incident. The officers
will be placed on administrative duty pending the outcome of the
investigation.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 31, 2015
CONTACT:Lt. John StanfordOffice of Media
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