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Suspect in deadly ambush of Philadelphia police faces more than 70 charges
Fox News • • nation
Key Points:
- Eric Lewis, 35, was arraigned on 76 charges including murder and attempted homicide of law enforcement officers, and is being held without bail following the ambush killing of Philadelphia Police Officer Shane Seiber.
- Officer Shane Seiber, a 40-year-old Air Force veteran and father of two, was fatally shot, while his partner was wounded with 12 gunshot wounds but is now in stable condition.
- The shooting occurred early Saturday when officers responded to a report of a man with a gun and came under heavy gunfire upon approaching the suspect on a porch.
- Lewis was found with two handguns and a shotgun, including one officer's handgun; authorities have not disclosed how he obtained the weapons or if he fired the officer’s gun.
- Lewis has a criminal history dating back to 2012, including theft, gun-related offenses, and assault, but nothing that legally barred him from obtaining firearms, and he is employed by the Philadelphia Water Department.
