PHILADELPHIA (CBS) - A manhunt is still underway for suspects who shot and killed Philadelphia police officer Richard Mendez and wounded officer Raul Ortiz in a
by Ross Dimattei, Joe Brandt - A manhunt is still underway for suspects who shot and killed Philadelphia police officer Richard Mendez and wounded officer Raul Ortiz in a parking garage at Philadelphia International Airport on Thursday night.Police say Mendez and Ortiz were in the garage walking into work when they heard glass shattering, and spotted a group breaking into a vehicle.
The 50-year-old Mendez later died at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center after being moved from Methodist Hospital. He leaves behind a wife and daughter.Philadelphia police have released surveillance video they say shows at least one of the suspects wanted in connection to the shooting of officers Mendez and Ortiz.
That vehicle was later spotted on surveillance cameras at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, dropping off 18-year-old Jesus Herman Madera Duran, who was suffering from gunshot wounds.The Dodge had an Apple AirTag inside that was tracking the vehicle's location - but that AirTag was later found in a grassy area along I-95 North near the Academy Road exit on Friday.The Dodge was later found torched in South Brunswick, New Jersey, about a 60-mile drive from PHL.
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