2 arrested in shooting that wounded off-duty Philadelphia officer and killed 1, police say

2 arrested in shooting of off-duty Philly officer

PHILADELPHIA — Police say two men are in custody in a shooting that wounded an off-duty Philadelphia police officer and killed a second person in an apparent robbery attempt.

Police say at least one of the two men was shot by police when they were arrested late Wednesday. He was being treated at Temple University Hospital, the same hospital where 23-year-old Officer Martin Campbell is listed in stable condition.

The men were not immediately charged in the robbery attempt and shooting.

Police did not immediately release the name of the person who died in the robbery attempt. A third person walking with the victims was not injured.

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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — An off-duty Philadelphia police officer was shot in the leg Wednesday evening in an apparent robbery attempt, police said, and a second victim was killed in the shooting.

Officer Martin Campbell, 23, was visiting friends in the Hunting Park section of Philadelphia when he was shot, Philadelphia police spokesman Lt. Frank Vanore said. Campbell, who has been on the force for two years, had his service weapon with him at the time but did not fire it.

Police did not immediately release the name of the person who died. A third person walking with them was not injured, Vanore said.

Campbell was listed in stable condition at Temple University Hospital a few hours after the shooting, Vanore said.

Two men were seen running from the scene, but no arrests had been made as of late Wednesday.

“This is one more example of the kind of violence that takes place all too often” in Philadelphia, Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey told reporters outside the hospital, joining Mayor Michael Nutter in condemning the shooting.

At least seven Philadelphia police officers have been killed in the line of duty since mid-2006.

As of Tuesday, with the year almost over, the city of 1.4 million people had 302 homicides in 2009, down more than 22 percent from 2007, according to the Philadelphia Police Department.