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Video raises questions about police shooting of Alexander Spencer in Fairhill as police investigate chaotic struggle

Police have obtained an arrest warrant for a man they believe took Spencer’s gun from the scene.

A makeshift memorial at North Mascher and West Cambria Streets in Philadelphia's Fairhill section Sunday, where a police officer was shot Friday night and Alexander Spencer, the man police originally said shot him, was killed by the officer's partner. A video of the shooting raises questions over who shot the officer.
A makeshift memorial at North Mascher and West Cambria Streets in Philadelphia's Fairhill section Sunday, where a police officer was shot Friday night and Alexander Spencer, the man police originally said shot him, was killed by the officer's partner. A video of the shooting raises questions over who shot the officer.Read moreDavid Maialetti / Staff Photographer