Officer shoots man in Harrisburg

JERRY. AFTER. OR I SHOULD SAY WE’RE HERE AT THE HARRISBURG POLICE DEPARTMENT AFTER A POLICE OFFICER FIRED AT AN INDIVIDUAL EARLIER TODAY AFTER THEY SAY THE INDIVIDUAL FIRED AT THEM FIRST. AND TONIGHT THE COMMUNITY IS REACTING. IT’S SCARY TONIGHT. HARRISBURG RESIDENTS ARE REACTING AFTER A SHOOTING INVOLVING AN OFFICER AND AN UNIDENTIFIED MAN TOOK PLACE IN BROAD DAYLIGHT AT THE INTERSECTION OF MACLAY AND CAMERON. WE HAVE A FAMILY AND THINGS LIKE THAT. JUST PUT YOU ON EDGE. POLICE SAY AROUND NOON, A MAN OPENED FIRE AFTER AN OFFICER WAS TRYING TO CONFRONT HIM BECAUSE THE MAN FIT THE DESCRIPTION OF SOMEONE WHO’D BEEN SPOTTED EARLIER IN THE DAY. AND THAT’S WHEN THE EXCHANGE OF GUNFIRE TOOK PLACE, WITH THE OFFICER SHOOTING THE MAN IN THE TORSO. A SHOT FIRED BY THE SUSPECT, UH, COULD HAVE COULD HAVE HURT SOMEBODY. AND IT’S JUST JUST THANKFUL THAT NOBODY. UH, NO INNOCENT WAS INJURED. NEWS 8 RECEIVED THIS VIDEO SHOT BY A DRIVER WHO WAS PASSING BY THE CONCLUSION OF THE CONFRONTATION. IT APPEARS TO SHOW THE MOMENT WHEN OFFICERS TOOK THE MAN INTO CUSTODY AND HE WAS HIT WITH A STUN GUN AS OFFICERS CLOSED IN. BUT HARRISBURG RESIDENT TOM BRYAN WANTS TO KNOW THE FULL STORY. IF SOMEONE WAS POINTING A GUN SHOOTING FIRST, YOU GOT TO GET BACK HOME TO YOUR FAMILY. ALSO, IT’S GOOD TO KNOW THAT, UH, IF THEY’RE WEARING CAMERAS AND THINGS LIKE THAT, WE’LL GET THE THE FULL SIGHT. BUT AT THE END, BRYAN WILL. HE JUST WANTS PEACE. THERE HAS TO BE SOMETHING DONE WHERE THE COMMUNITY AND THE COPS HAVE TO BE ON THE SAME PAGE. WE JUST HAVE. TO DO BETTER AS A COMMUNITY. AND TONIGHT, THE MAN’S CONDITION IS STILL UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME, AND THE INVESTIGATION IS UNDERWAY BY THE DISTRICT

A man who had been spotted displaying and on one occasion discharging a firearm in Harrisburg on Wednesday was shot by city law enforcement after he opened fire on an officer, officials said.Dauphin County District Attorney Fran Chardo said the man was shot once in the torso during the lunchtime confrontation at Cameron and Maclay Streets in the city. The man, who is expected to face criminal charges, was then taken into custody by officers on Arsenal Boulevard after being hit with a stun gun.An update on the man's status was not available Wednesday afternoon.Chardo said the man was approached by an officer because he fit the description of a person who'd been spotted on two occasions earlier in the day displaying a firearm in Harrisburg. In one instance, he said the man discharged the weapon.As the officer attempted to confront the man, Chardo said the man opened fire, prompting the officer to return fire and shoot him.

HARRISBURG, Pa. —

A man who had been spotted displaying and on one occasion discharging a firearm in Harrisburg on Wednesday was shot by city law enforcement after he opened fire on an officer, officials said.

Dauphin County District Attorney Fran Chardo said the man was shot once in the torso during the lunchtime confrontation at Cameron and Maclay Streets in the city. The man, who is expected to face criminal charges, was then taken into custody by officers on Arsenal Boulevard after being hit with a stun gun.

An update on the man's status was not available Wednesday afternoon.

Chardo said the man was approached by an officer because he fit the description of a person who'd been spotted on two occasions earlier in the day displaying a firearm in Harrisburg. In one instance, he said the man discharged the weapon.

As the officer attempted to confront the man, Chardo said the man opened fire, prompting the officer to return fire and shoot him.

Harrisburg police say an officer shot a man who opened fire on him in the area of Cameron and Maclay Streets.

There is a sprawling network of crime scene tape at the intersection, with several evidence markers along medians. @WGAL pic.twitter.com/5jsIfGFX7u
— Tom Lehman (@TomLehmanWGAL) March 13, 2024

Officer shoots man in Harrisburg

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