Crime & Safety
Police Shoot Rifle-Wielding Man On South Philadelphia Street After Declining Property Inspection, Police Say
He did not let the sheriffs or L&I enter, instead, he exited and started to walk away from the property, according to investigators.
March 20, 2025
A man holding a rifle was shot by police on a street in the Point Breeze section of Philadelphia on Wednesday.
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The incident started around 11 a.m. when two deputy sheriffs and an employee of the Department of Licenses and Inspections (L&I) went to a home on the 1900 block of Morris Street to do an inspection of the property.
Philadelphia Police Deputy Commissioner Frank Vanore said a 36-year-old man answered the door, while armed with a rifle with a scope on it. He did not let the sheriffs or L&I enter, instead, he exited and started to walk away from the property, according to investigators.
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