Officer Richard Mendez, 50, was identified as the officer who was killed during a shooting inside a Philadelphia International Airport parking garage late Thursday night.
Philadelphia police have identified one of their own who was killed in the line of duty late Thursday night during a shooting in a parking garage at the Philadelphia International Airport. A second officer was wounded and a suspect in the shooting is dead.A Philadelphia police officer who was killed during a shooting as he arrived for his shift at the Philadelphia International Airport late Thursday night has been identified.
Mendez was struck multiple times in the torso. Officer Raul Ortiz was shot in the arm. Both were rushed to nearby hospitals where Mendez was pronounced dead and Ortiz was listed in stable condition. Interim Police Commissioner John Stanford confirmed in a Friday afternoon press conference that a suspect was also shot during the incident, but fled the scene in a black Dodge Durango before more officers arrived.
Deputy Commissioner Frank Vanore says police are still trying to identify as many as three additional suspects in the shooting. He also noted that Mendez's gun was not recovered at the scene and is missing.
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