‘Challenging' Investigation Into July 4 Officer Shooting Ongoing: Philly DA

PHILADELPHIA — As authorities work to find the person who pulled the trigger, injuring two police officers in Philadelphia on July 4, the city's top prosecutor said the probe won't be easy.

Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner in a statement Wednesday said investigating the incident will be difficult.

"The investigation of this incident will be very challenging for several reasons," he said.

The shooting hurt Sergio Diggs, a 36-year-old member of the Philadelphia Police Department's highway patrol, and Montgomery County Sheriff's Deputy John Foster, 44, who was assigned to the bomb squad task force.

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Diggs was grazed by a bullet on his forehead and Foster was grazed by a bullet on his shoulder, according to officials.

Both were released from the hospital just a few hours after the shooting that occurred at about 9:47 p.m. Monday somewhere behind the Ferris wheel on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway.

Where the gunfire came from, and its potential intended targets, are unknown.

"Deliberately shooting at another person is a very serious crime," Krasner said. "Celebratory gunfire on any occasion or gunfire not aimed at another individual that nonetheless harms others is a very serious crime; applicable charges may range from reckless endangerment to aggravated assault to murder. While Philadelphia Police investigate the cause of injury to the two officers last Monday, I am reminding the public that it is a crime to illegally possess or to illegally wield or discharge a firearm."

Krasner also criticized the Fraternal Order of Police leadership and other national police union leaders for not supporting stronger gun control efforts.

"More unlicensed guns in the hands of more people mean more gun violence, and make solving shooting cases even harder for law enforcement," he said. "More guns also put more officers in danger."

Anyone with information on the shooting is urged to contact Philadelphia Police by calling 911 or the police tip line at 215-686-8477.