A Philadelphia police officer shot and killed a man in West Philadelphia Tuesday morning.
Police were called to 55th and Webster streets a little before 7:30 a.m. for a report of a person with a gun. Officers approached the 74-year-old man with a gun on a front porch.
“There was very quickly a confrontation,” said Deputy Commissioner Frank Vanore. “The male had a firearm. There were shots fired during that confrontation, and the male was struck one time.”
The officer’s partner drove the man to the hospital, where he died.
The officers were not injured.
Investigators said they don’t know who shot first, whether it was the man or the officer.
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Apr 07, 2026



