Daily News | Security staff shoots man near Philadelphia’s federal court house and detention center
Security staff shot a man who was armed with what appeared to be knife and possible explosives near the federal courthouse and detention center in Center City on Tuesday, law enforcement sources said.
Investigators said the incident occurred about 9:30 a.m. near the intersection of 7th and Arch Streets, after the man allegedly threatened a guard outside the complex. The individual, who has not yet been identified by authorities, has been taken to Thomas Jefferson University hospital for treatment for gunshot wounds.
Federal investigators and Philadelphia police had cordoned off a portion of the 700 block of Arch Street late Tuesday morning, gathering around a white van with all its doors open.What appeared to be a sharp object outside the vehicle’s passenger door was on the ground nearby. U.S. Marshal Eric S. Gartner said that the matter remains under investigation and that his agency and the FBI would provide more details on the incident at a news conference late rrTuesday morning.
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