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‘We got an officer down!’: Inside North Philly shootout that left 6 cops shot

The report Wednesday on police radio was urgent, the rushed tone in a cop’s voice hinting at the horror that was to come: “3700 15th, assist the officer. Shots fired, shots fired.”

Police run to the scene at 15th Street and Erie Avenue Aug. 14, 2019, after six police officers were shot in a confrontation with gunmen in the Tioga section of North Philadelphia.
Police run to the scene at 15th Street and Erie Avenue Aug. 14, 2019, after six police officers were shot in a confrontation with gunmen in the Tioga section of North Philadelphia.Read moreSTEVEN M. FALK / Staff Photographer