Police wound knife-wielding teen in NE
An unidentified teenager was shot and wounded by police tonight after he refused their commands to drop a knife he was holding and lunged at one of the officers, police said.
Way behind on posts tonight, folks. Hang tight for the deluge. In the meantime, Christine Olley has the scoop on a police-involved shooting from earlier tonight:
An unidentified teenager was shot and wounded by police tonight after he refused their commands to drop a knife he was holding and lunged at one of the officers, police said.
The incident occurred shortly before 9 p.m. on Grant Avenue near Academy Road in the Northeast after two officers responded to a radio call about a person with a knife. Police said the teen lunged at one of the officers, who fired his weapon once, striking the teen in the thigh.
He was taken to Aria Health-Torresdale, where he was listed in stable condition.