http://www.cnn.com/2016/01/08/us/philad ... icer-shot/

Not sure if everyone saw this in the news today. The blood on the police car is rather graphic.

And with a stolen police gun. There ought to be law.

Philadelphia Inquirer has a great article online about the shooting.

The shooter made the hajj and stayed in Saudi Arabia for a few weeks and at another time traveled to Egypt for an unknown reason.

The officer, Hartnett, was able to return fire after being hit three times. Hit the gunman once in the butt.

Philadelphia Inquirer wrote:Archer was armed with a semi-automatic 9mm pistol - a police-issued firearm that had been reported stolen from an officer's home in 2013, Ross said. He said it was unclear how Archer got the gun.

In video of the shooting obtained by The Inquirer, Archer was captured walking toward Hartnett, his arm extended, firing shot after shot and pocking the cruiser with bullets.

Then, he leaned into the officer's squad car and opened fire again before sprinting back down the street.

Hartnett was hit three times in the arm. Bleeding heavily, his arm limp, he struggled out of his car and managed to run after Archer and fire back, wounding him.

ETA:The suspect, Yeadon Archer, had previous run-ins with the law. In 2012 he threatened another man with a gun, he traveled to Egypt after that, and was arrested upon his return due to the outstanding warrant. He pled guilty to assault and carrying a gun without a license. In November he was found guilty for a 2014 case of forging documents, careless driving, driving without a license and other unnamed offenses. He was awaiting sentencing.

Simmer down wrote:And with a stolen police gun. There ought to be law.

News report (CNN or Al Jazeera) it was a gun from a policeman's home, so it may not have been an issued handgun.

BKinzey wrote:

Simmer down wrote:And with a stolen police gun. There ought to be law.

News report (CNN or Al Jazeera) it was a gun from a policeman's home, so it may not have been an issued handgun.

They're behind the story, it was an issued handgun stolen from an officer's home.

Philadelphia Inquirer wrote:Archer was armed with a semi-automatic 9mm pistol - a police-issued firearm that had been reported stolen from an officer's home in 2013, Ross said. He said it was unclear how Archer got the gun.

Whoops

Missed that in the quote.

Didn't quote that part initially. So you didn't miss anything. CNN and Al-Jazeera did. It's why I always go to local sources first.

I think it's a little early to call him an "ISIS gunman."
He may just be a man with a gun who was inspired by ISIS.
The difference is significant.

Another zealot trying to make up for being a loser by embracing The Allmighty...