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The suspect who was shot and killed by police after allegedly shooting an officer is ID’d

Police said 28-year-old Alexander Spencer of Philadelphia fired shots and wounded a nine-year officer. The search continued Saturday for a man police said fled with the gun Spencer used.

Police investigate the scene at North Mascher and West Cambria Streets, where a Philadelphia police officer was shot just before 9 p.m. on Friday.
Police investigate the scene at North Mascher and West Cambria Streets, where a Philadelphia police officer was shot just before 9 p.m. on Friday.Read moreElizabeth Robertson / Staff Photographer