Philadelphia Officer Shot 12 Times Leaves Hospital After Ambush
A Philadelphia police officer who was shot 12 times in an ambush that killed his partner was released from Penn Presbyterian Medical Center on Monday to cheers from fellow officers and supporters.[1]
Officer Hector Rodriguez III, 33, left the hospital just over two weeks after the Oct. 10 shooting amid applause from colleagues and supporters.[1] His partner, Officer Shane Seiber, 40, later died of his wounds.[1]
On Oct. 10, 2026, Officers Hector Rodriguez III and Shane Seiber were shot while responding to a man-with-a-gun call at a West Philadelphia residence.[1] Suspect Eric Lewis, 35, faces more than 70 state charges, including murder and homicide of a law enforcement officer, and is also confronting federal charges while being held without bail.[1]
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- On October 10, 2026, Officers Hector Rodriguez III and Shane Seiber were shot during a response to a man-with-a-gun call at a West Philadelphia residence; Seiber, 40, later died.
- Rodriguez, 33, was shot 12 times and was released from Penn Presbyterian Medical Center just over two weeks later, leaving to applause from fellow officers and supporters.
- Suspect Eric Lewis, 35, faces more than 70 state charges including murder, homicide of a law enforcement officer, attempted murder and 10 counts of attempted homicide of a law enforcement officer, and is also facing federal charges while being held without bail.
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