Last update: Feb. 6, 2:30 p.m.
The Philadelphia Police Department on Thursday released the name of the man killed by a police officer early Monday morning at the I-95 southbound ramp near Philadelphia International Airport, as well as the name of the officer who shot him.
The deceased has been identified as Brian Timothy Kada, 36. Medics arriving on the scene pronounced him dead at 1:25 a.m.
The officer who shot him has been identified as Brian Laureano, a 28-year Police Department veteran. He was not injured in the incident, and he has been placed on administrative duty pending the outcome of internal investigations.
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PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — Authorities are investigating the shooting death of a man along I-95 at the hands of a Philadelphia police officer early Monday morning.
City officials say around 1 a.m., on the I-95 south ramp near Philadelphia International Airport, an airport unit patrol officer saw a man who said he had been stabbed. So, the officer called for an ambulance and backup.
While they waited, officials say, the two got into a tussle, and the officer tried to subdue the 36-year-old man with a taser, but it didn’t work.
They say when a second unit got to the scene, the officer tried again, but again the taser didn’t work.
Officials say the officer in that second unit ended up firing his gun at the 36-year-old man several times, striking him dead.
That officer, 53 years old with 28 years in the department, has been placed on administrative duty, as per department policy.
Police say neither officer on scene was wearing a body camera.
Internal affairs, the officer-involved shooting investigation group and the District Attorney’s Office are each carrying out separate investigations.