Police: Suspect In Custody After Leading Police On Hour-Long Chase Through Northeast Philadelphia

Crystal Cranmore reports.

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JOESCAMPUS TIP OFF AT ONE.THAT IS YOUR SATURDAY WEEKENDTRAVEL ALERT.BACK TO OUR TOP STORETHINK MORNING A SUSPECT ISSHOT AND IN THE HOSPITAL TODAYAFTER LEADING PHILADELPHIAPOLICE ON A WILD, HOUR LONGCHASE, IN THE STOLENAMBULANCE."EYEWITNESS NEWS" REPORTERCRYSTAL CRANMORE JOINS US LIVEFROM JEFFERSON TORRESDALEHOSPITAL THIS MORNING WHERETHAT SUSPECT IS STILL BEINGTREATED, CRYSTAL.GOOD MORNING.REPORTER: GOOD MORNING, JANAS YOU MENTION THAT HADSUSPECT IS BEING TREATED,ACCORD TO GO AUTHORITIESOFFICERS SHOT THE SUSPECTTWICE IN THE LEG ONE TIME INTHE SIDE AS HE DROVE TOWARDSPOLICE.NOW DETECTIVES ALSO SAY THATONE OFFICER WAS TAKEN TO THEHOSPITAL AFTER A SUSPECTALLEGEDLY, HIT HIM WITH ANOW CHOPPER 3HD, CAPTURED SOMEOF THE DRAMATIC MOMENTS BEFOREOFFICERS, AND THE SUSPECT,LATE FRIDAY NIGHT, WE ARE TOLDTHE OFFICERS SURROUNDED THEAMBULANCE AND TRIED ACCORD TOGO AUTHORITIES TOLD THE MAN INTHEBERG ARE KING PARKING LOTIN NORTHEAST PHILADELPHIAAGAIN LATE FRIDAY NIGHT.FOR YOU LEASE SAY, THEUNIDENTIFIED SUSPECT, SPEEDSOFF HITTING A GROUP OF POLICECARS BEFORE LEADING OFFICERSON THAT CHASE.AUTHORITIES SAY THIS ALLSTARTED A LITTLE AFTER9:00 P.M.

AFTER FIRSTRESPONDERS WERE CALL TO THEROOSEVELT INN ON THE 7600BLOCK OF ROOSEVELT BOULEVARDFOR A DOMESTIC DISPUTE.BY THE TIME OFFICERS GOT TOTHE SCENE WE ARE TOLD THESUSPECT WHO WAS WEARING ONLYSHORTS OR BOXERS AT THE TIMEWAS ALREADY IN THE AMBULANCE.NOW LISTEN TO HOW POLICE SAYTHE SITUATION ESCALATED AFTERTHAT.HE BECAME COMBATIVE ANDULTIMATELY THAT MALE ENTEREDTHE MEDIC UNIT, THAT YOU CANSEE BEHIND ME, AS THIS WASGOING ON POLICE OFFICERS AREARRIVING AND JUST BEFORE THENENTERED THE MEDIC UNIT POLICEOFFICE'S ARRIVED AT THELOCATION AND AS THE MALE GOTINTO THE UNIT AND BEGANDRIVING HE BEGAN DRIVING INTHE DIRECTION IN THE MEDICUNIT TOWARDS POLICE OFFICER.THAT POLICE OFFICER A SECONDDISTRICT OFFICER DID DISCHARGEHIS FIREARM APPROXIMATELY FOURTIMES.NOW THAT HOUR LONG, 2-MILEPURSUIT ENDED ON 2700 BLOCK OFTALBOT STREET AND SUSPECTCURRENTLY RECOVERING ATJEFFERSON TORRESDALE HOSPITAL.THE OFFICER MEANWHILE WHO WASHIT BY THAT AMBULANCE, WASTAKEN TO NAZARETH HOSPITAL ANDIS EXPECT TO BE OKAY.THAT IS VERY LATEST FROMNORTHEAST PHILADELPHIA,