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Name Withheld
Age :
Gender : Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 01/04/2026
Location : 4000 block of Hellerman Street
City : Philadelphia
County : Philadelphia
State : Pennsylvania
Agency : Philadelphia Police Department
Officer(s) :Unknown
Cause of Death : Unknown
Event : Died during arrest
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 01/04/2026, Philadelphia Police Department officers responded to the 4000 block of Hellerman Street in the Mayfair and Tacony area after reports of a person firing a gun into the ground outside a residence. Police said officers encountered a man who appeared disoriented. Officers attempted to detain him. Police reported the man resisted and officers restrained him before placing him in the rear of a patrol vehicle. While inside the vehicle, the man became unresponsive. Officers requested emergency medical services. Medics transported him to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Authorities stated a firearm was recovered at the location. Officials have not released the man’s name, age, or official cause of death. The Philadelphia Police Department’s Internal Affairs Bureau and the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office are reviewing the incident.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.inquirer.com/crime/mayfair-shooting-philadelphia-police-man-died-20260105.html
https://6abc.com/post/man-collapses-dies-he-was-being-arrested-tacony/18350737/
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/man-collapses-dies-being-arrested-143252284.html
