1 of 3 Shot Philadelphia Officers Leaves Hospital as Police Identify 57-Year-Old Eric Franks
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Updated · WPVI-TV · Jun 15
1 of 3 Shot Philadelphia Officers Leaves Hospital as Police Identify 57-Year-Old Eric Franks
3 articles · Updated · WPVI-TV · Jun 15
Summary
Penn Presbyterian Hospital discharged one of the three Philadelphia officers wounded in Saturday night’s Wynnefield shooting, while the other two remained hospitalized and fellow officers saluted the recovering cop’s trip home.
Police identified the dead suspect as 57-year-old Eric Franks and said the confrontation began after officers tried to secure a crime scene tied to an earlier gunfire report near 54th and Arlington streets.
Investigators say Franks shoved a sergeant, then pulled a licensed 9mm handgun as officers tried to detain him, wounding officers in the face, hip and leg before four officers returned fire and killed him.
Nearly 50 ballistic items were recovered, and Police Commissioner Kevin Bethel said preliminary findings indicate Franks was not involved in the original shooting that first brought officers to the area.
Family friends and Franks’ attorney said the retired firefighter, Marine veteran and local business owner’s actions were out of character as the shooting remains under investigation.