Incident

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8-06-2018 Pennsylvania Philadelphia 3-0

Location

August 06, 2018

Incident Address

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Participants

Type: Victim
Participant Characteristics:
- Law Enforcement
Name: Officer Jaison Potts
Age: 49
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Injured

Type: Victim
Name: Joanne Giddings
Age: 67
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Female
Status: Injured

Type: Victim
Name: Ricardo Giddings
Age: 59
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Killed

Incident Characteristics

Shot - Wounded/Injured
Shot - Dead (murder, accidental, or suicide)
Officer Involved Incident
Officer Involved Shooting - Officer shot
Officer Involved Shooting - subject/suspect/perpetrator shot
Officer Involved Shooting - Bystander shot
Defensive Use
Defensive Use - Crime occurs, victim shoots subject/suspect/perpetrator
Shootout (where VENN diagram of shooters and victims overlap)

Notes

Officer shot in face serving warrant, Homeowner killed after firing at intruders [Police].

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

Type: Unknown

Sources

URL: https://www.pennlive.com/news/2018/08/police_officer_shot_in_face_wh.html#incart_river_index

URL: http://www.philly.com/philly/news/philadelphia-police-officer-wounded-swat-warrant-germantown-20180806.html

URL: https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/SWAT-Police-Shooting-No-Charges-496272821.html

URL: https://6abc.com/commissioner-deadly-police-involved-shooting-a-tragedy/3892152/

District

Congressional District: 3
State Senate District: 3
State House District: 198