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Police were dispatched to assist another officer at the intersection of Willits Road and Holme Avenue at 11:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 3, the Philadelphia Police Department said.
A preliminary investigation into the incident found that the off-duty homicide detective and another driver stopped their vehicles on the roadway, according to police. The other driver left his vehicle and approached the detective's personal vehicle on foot.
The detective, a 14-year veteran of the Philadelphia Police Department, discharged his personally owned firearm at the man multiple times, police said. The man was taken to Jefferson-Torresdale Hospital where he was later pronounced dead.
The Officer Involved Shooting Investigations Unit, Internal Affairs, and Philadelphia District Attorney's Office are actively investigating the shooting.
The detective was placed on administrative status pending the outcome of the investigations, according to police.
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