Mayor Kenney and Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw give the latest on this morning's shooting. SOUTH PHILADELPHIA - Authorities say an off-duty Lieutenant was shot in South Philadelphia and is undergoing surgery at Jefferson Hospital.
The shooting reportedly happened at the CVS Pharmacy on the 1400 block of South 10th Street. Officials report that Lieutenant Robert Friel, 48, recently finished his shift when a missing man who expressed suicidal thoughts was located at a CVS near the third precinct station.
Police say the 50-year-old man was believed to be armed with two handguns and an assault rifle, and had used narcotics. Friel and other officers reportedly confronted the suspect and a struggle ensued.