A suspect captured in the fatal shooting of a Temple University police officer was taken into custody using the fallen officer's handcuffs early Sunday, officials said.
Police investigating a fatal shooting involving a Temple University officer near the school's Philadelphia campus on Saturday night.The Temple University police officer died at a hospital after he was reportedly shot in the head while trying to stop a carjacking.
"I am heartbroken to inform you that Temple University has lost a first responder and hero to senseless gun violence," Temple University President Dr. Jason Wingard said in a statement.to bring the suspect to justice. Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney said the murder of the police officer left him"heartbroken and outraged."No further details on the shooting or arrest of the suspect were immediately provided.
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