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Philadelphia Officer Shane Seiber Killed Answering Gun Call

Original: Philadelphia Officer Shane Seiber, a Father of Two, Killed Answering a Gun Call. A Second Officer Was Shot 12 Times. Off

Philadelphia police officer Shane Seiber, 40, a ten-year veteran and father of two, was shot and killed early Saturday while responding to a report of a man with a gun on North 52nd Street. Officers came under heavy fire around 1 a.m. A second officer was hit 12 times and is reported wounded. The death is being mourned as a line-of-duty loss.

Why now: The fatal shooting of an officer in the line of duty, with a second officer gravely wounded, is drawing widespread public attention and condolences.

Shane SeiberPhiladelphia Police DepartmentNorth 52nd Street, Philadelphia

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• Philadelphia Officer Shane Seiber, a Father of Two, Killed Answering a Gun Call. A Second Officer Was Shot 12 Times. Officers responding to a man with a gun on North 52nd Street came under heavy fire around 1 a.m. Saturday. Seiber, 40, a 10-year… # Crime # Lineofdutydeath… · Beezloopnews

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