Officer killed, another injured in West Philly shooting; suspect ID’ed as water department employee - Inquirer.com

Shane Seiber, a 40-year-old father of two, died from several gunshot wounds, and his colleague, a 33-year-old man with nine years on the force, is fighting for his life, Police Commissioner Kevin Bethel said.

Bethel said Seiber, a 10-year veteran of the department, was struck three times and died at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center shortly after 9 a.m. His colleague, who was shot 12 times, remained hospitalized at Penn Presbyterian in stable condition but was “not out of the woods yet,” the commissioner said.

The officers responded to the 100 block of North 52nd Street shortly after midnight Saturday following reports of a man with a gun on his porch. As the officers approached the house, a man later identified as Eric Lewis began shooting at them, striking each officer multiple times, Bethel said.