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Philadelphia police officer killed, partner shot 12 times in West Philadelphia ambush

Titles and summaries are AI-extracted from news reporting; every source is linked below. Event id a083f79a-762d-4061-b977-e8902aa831d2.

Where
100 block of North 52nd Streetresolved to block39.958, -75.199
When
Occurrence date not stated by reportingFirst reported 2026-10-10 · last update 2026-10-11
Sourcing
17 reports17 reports across 16 outlets · independence not established
How far this got
pinpointednamed facility unresolvedThis signal has no sensor recommendation, so there is nothing specific to look for.

Summary

Two Philadelphia police officers were shot on the 100 block of North 52nd Street in West Philadelphia early Saturday morning while responding to a report of a man with a gun. Officer Shane Seiber, a 40-year-old 10-year veteran, was shot three times and died from his injuries. A second officer, aged 33, was shot 12 times and is in stable condition. The suspect, identified as Eric Lewis, a Philadelphia Water Department employee, was found hiding in a tree with a shotgun and two handguns and taken into custody. Lewis also fired at additional officers who responded to the scene; reports indicate he fired at between two and nine other officers, none of whom were injured. Lewis faces approximately 80 charges including homicide of a law enforcement officer.

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What remains unresolved

  • named facility unresolved

Timeline

24 recorded change(s). The ledger starts when this event was first folded: the initial observation is not recorded as a change, so an empty timeline means nothing has moved since, not that nothing is known.

  • 2026-10-10member countour measurement16 → 17reports joined

23 more change(s) — the values are part of the event detail on paid plans.

Sources

Grouped by outlet. Syndication is not collapsed, so several outlets can carry one wire story — the count is breadth of carriage, not independent confirmation.

17 reports in all; the full list with the facts taken from each is part of the event detail on Pro.

Related events

0 related event(s) and 2 place(s) or facilities — the same facility, place, actor or campaign. Part of the event detail on Pro.

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