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Philly SWAT officer, 46, is fatally shot while trying to serve a warrant in Frankford

Cpl. James O’Connor IV was the first officer killed in the line of duty in Philadelphia in five years.

A hearse carries out the body of Philadelphia Police SWAT Cpl. James O’Connor IV from the emergency room entrance at Temple University Hospital in North Philadelphia on Friday. O'Connor was fatally shot early Friday while serving a warrant, according to Commissioner Danielle Outlaw. He was the first officer killed in the line of duty in Philadelphia in five years.
A hearse carries out the body of Philadelphia Police SWAT Cpl. James O’Connor IV from the emergency room entrance at Temple University Hospital in North Philadelphia on Friday. O'Connor was fatally shot early Friday while serving a warrant, according to Commissioner Danielle Outlaw. He was the first officer killed in the line of duty in Philadelphia in five years.Read moreTIM TAI / Staff Photographer