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Suspect Who Snatched Gun After Deadly Philly Police Shooting Arrested: Authorities Suspect Who Snatched Gun After Deadly Philly Police Shooting Arrested: Authorities
Suspect Who Snatched Gun After Deadly Philly Police Shooting Arrested: Authorities The man accused of swiping a gun off the ground during the police killing of 28-year-old Alexander Spencer has been arrested, authorities say.  Spencer was fatally shot by police after officials said he shot an officer in the leg during a scuffle at a North Philadelphia corner store on Friday night, Jan. 26.  Jose Quinones-Mendez, 42, was accused of snatching the gun that Spencer allegedly dropped during the struggle.  Philadelphia Police Department He was arrested near the corner of North Juniper and Race streets in Center City on Wednesday, Jan. 31, according to pol…

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by Mac Bullock
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New Video Emerges In Deadly Philadelphia Police Shooting New Video Emerges In Deadly Philadelphia Police Shooting
New Video Emerges In Deadly Philadelphia Police Shooting Authorities have released new video of the police killing of 28-year-old Alexander Spencer in North Philadelphia last Friday, Jan. 26.  Spencer was shot dead during a scuffle with police at Jennifer Tavern, 2859 N. Mascher St., around 9 p.m., Daily Voice reported. Police claimed he had shot one officer in the leg before they killed him.   PPD and the District Attorney's Office unveiled a five-minute compilation of security footage from inside the store at a press conference on Tuesday morning, Jan. 30.  (Warning: Graphic content; viewer discretion is advised.) …

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by Mac Bullock
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Man Who Snatched Gun During Deadly Shootout With Cops ID'd By Philadelphia Police Man Who Snatched Gun During Deadly Shootout With Cops ID'd By Philadelphia Police
Man Who Snatched Gun During Deadly Shootout With Cops ID'd By Philadelphia Police Police in Philadelphia are seeking a 42-year-old man in connection with the shooting of a city officer that left another suspect dead. Jose Quinones-Mendez is believed to have snatched the firearm that fell from Alexander Spencer's grip, as he was shot and killed by the partner of a Philadelphia police officer, who was returning fire Friday, Jan. 26, officials said. The incident happened when 28-year-old Spencer fired at police responding to a grocery store on the 2800 block of N. Mascher Street. Quinones-Mendez, of N. Hancock Street, picked up the gun that Spencer dropped and fle…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Grocery Store Police Shootout: Slain Suspect Dead Amid Struggle In Philadelphia, Cops Say Grocery Store Police Shootout: Slain Suspect Dead Amid Struggle In Philadelphia, Cops Say
Grocery Store Police Shootout: Slain Suspect Dead Amid Struggle In Philadelphia, Cops Say Police have released details in a shootout that killed a 28-year-old gunman and injured an officer in a Philadelphia grocery store. Officers near Mascher and Cambria Streets went into a nearby grocery store around 8:45 p.m. Friday, Jan. 26, and approached a group of males standing in the store, city police said. While trying to stop one of them, the offender, later identified as Alexander Spencer, scuffled with police, and then fired one shot, hitting an officer in the leg, police said. In response, the wounded officer’s partner returned fire, striking Spencer. Spencer was pronou…

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by Cecilia Levine