Police arrested three suspects who they say attacked a student and then were caught on camera attacking two school police officers outside of a Northeast Philadelphia high school.
Edwin Burgos, 23, surrendered to police Monday and was arrested and charged with criminal conspiracy, aggravated assault, simple assault and other related offenses, police said. Burgos was the third suspect arrested in connection to the fight. On Wednesday, May 4, Roger Millington, 19, turned himself in to detectives and was charged with aggravated assault and other related offenses, police said. On Thursday, May 5, a juvenile was arrested and charged with aggravated assault and other related offenses.
Police say all three suspects were involved in the incident outside of Northeast High School back on May 2 at 3:30 p.m. Two school police officers were escorting students outside Northeast High School on Cottman Avenue after dismissal. Suddenly the officers spotted two men who were assaulting another student, investigators said. The officers separated the student from the two men in order to stop the attack, according to officials. The officers and the two men then began to argue which escalated into a physical confrontation. One of the officers, Lorenzo Tatum, told NBC10 one of the suspects pushed him from behind while the second suspect punched his partner.
"As I'm on the ground another guy who I didn't even see comes over, starts punching me," Tatum said. "The first suspect, he punches my co-worker again, breaking his jaw."
A third male suspect then joined in and all three began to attack the school officers, according to officials. Philadelphia police officers then arrived at the scene and the suspects fled east on Cottman Avenue.
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Tatum suffered a sprained ankle and some bruises while his partner suffered a broken jaw and was taken to Temple University Hospital to undergo surgery.
