It happened around 7.30pm near 18th and Johnson streets when four officers were conducting surveillance inside an unmarked car.
According to a Philadelphia police sergeant. Eric Grip, officers spotted two underage men on bicycles, one of whom was armed.
When police turned on the alarm, one of the suspects opened fire on police officers.
“The bullet went through the rear window of the passenger. And we were very lucky, she missed the officers in the back seat, ”Grip said.
Officers got out of the car, and in the 1800 block of Barbara Street a pedestrian chase began.
At one point during the incident, two officers got into a shootout. One of the bullets hit the juvenile suspect’s chest and he fell to the ground, police said.
The suspect was taken to the district hospital, where he later died.
A second juvenile man who was spotted on a bicycle was taken into custody.
Authorities say one police officer was struck by glass that shattered during the shooting.
Two officers who lost their weapons were brought to administrative service.
Stay tuned with Action News as we continue to follow this evolving story.
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