Philadelphia Police shot a man after they say he pointed a gun at officers during a foot chase in North Philly Thursday night.
Two plainclothes officers in an unmarked car were on patrol in the area of N 15th and Clearfield streets when they saw a man they believed was wanted in a shooting and had three warrants, said police. The suspect took off when officers approached him and the chase ended when police said he pointed a gun at them.
"Officers ordered him to drop the gun, he refused," said Philadelphia Police Chief Inspector Scott Small. "One officer discharged his weapon." [[372528501, C]]
The man was shot in the legs and torso by one of the 39th District officers and taken to Temple University Hospital in stable condition.
Authorities didn't immediately identify the man who was shot or the officers involved in the incident.
