Shots Fired at Police During House Fire in Philly

A gunman fired shots at Philadelphia police during a house fire in the Kensington neighborhood Wednesday night. A gunshot victim jumped from a second-floor window during the incident.

The ordeal began around 8 p.m. when police responded to a home along the 600 block of Clementine Street for a reported shooting. When police arrived they saw flames coming from the abandoned home as well as bullet holes in the second floor window and a car parked near the property. 

Two police officers went to the back of the home and found the door open. Two other officers remained in front of the house when they spotted someone sticking their hand out of the second floor window, Philadelphia Police Capt. John Walker said.

"Someone fires multiple shots," Walker said. "The shots hit the top of this unmarked police car. Fortunately, the officers were not in the car, the officers were not injured." 

Investigators said a man then jumped out of the second floor window of the home and landed on the sidewalk. The man, who police believe is in his 20’s, was suffering from a gunshot wound to the chin and taken to Temple University Hospital where he was listed in stable condition. 

Police initially said that a person was taken into custody in connection to the shooting. Police didn't reveal that person’s identity or the charges that person could face. 

It took firefighters about 40 minutes to bring the flames under control. Officials did not immediately reveal the cause of the fire.