Fundraiser set for slain cop's family

A Wissinoming restaurant will hold a fundraiser tomorrow for the family of slain Philadelphia Officer Robert Wilson III.

The fundraiser will be 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. at Johnnie's Fine Italian Cuisine on Comly Street near Harbison Avenue. For $30 per person, you get soup or salad, choice of entree and dessert. All proceeds and tips will go to the officer's family.

Wilson, 30, an eight-year veteran and father of two, was patrolling North Philly on March 5 when he stopped by a Game Stop for a security check and a quick gift for his son's upcoming birthday. Two brothers intent on armed robbery burst in, not noticing Wilson nor his partner, who was waiting for Wilson in a parked, marked cruiser outside. Wilson announced himself and exchanged shots with the brothers. He was hit three times in the shootout and died shortly after at Einstein Medical Center. Wilson's partner got in a second shootout with brothers Ramone Williams and Carlton Hipps as they fled the video game store, injuring one. Williams and Hipps were arrested and charged with Wilson's murder.

Wilson, who was promoted posthumously to sergeant, had two sons, a toddler and a son whose 10th birthday came just days after his father's death.