{"id":1048,"date":"2026-06-15T19:09:41","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T19:09:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=1048"},"modified":"2026-06-15T19:09:41","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T19:09:41","slug":"officer-wounded-in-fatal-west-philly-shooting-released-from-hospital-as-questions-about-the-incident-remain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=1048","title":{"rendered":"Officer wounded in fatal West Philly shooting released from hospital, as questions about the incident remain"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>One of three Philadelphia police officers wounded in an exchange of gunfire that left a retired firefighter dead in West Philadelphia late Saturday was released from the hospital Monday, as authorities continued to investigate the shooting.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=1046\">There\u2019s a new flavor at Rita\u2019s \u2014 but\u00a0only for a month<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>The officer, whom police did not identify, left Penn Presbyterian Medical Center shortly after 1 p.m. Monday, 6abc reported. Dozens of uniformed officers lined the emergency department entrance and saluted as their colleague was pushed outside in a wheelchair and helped into a silver SUV. The crowd erupted in applause as the vehicle pulled away.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>His release came nearly two days after authorities say Eric Franks, 57, opened fire on officers who were responding to an unrelated report of gunfire near 54th and Arlington Streets in Wynnefield around 10:30 p.m.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>As the investigation entered its second day, police declined to provide details about what led to the confrontation, and had not publicly identified the officers who were injured or those who fired their weapons. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>According to police, officers were responding to reports of gunfire when Franks approached them. Video obtained by The Inquirer appears to show Franks yelling at officers, then pushing one, before stepping back and brandishing a handgun. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Franks began shooting, according to the video and police accounts, and four officers returned fire. Three officers \u2014 including a sergeant \u2014 were struck by gunfire. Franks was shot in the chest and leg and later died at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Police said Franks had a license to carry a firearm. Commissioner Kevin Bethel said investigators are trying to determine why Franks confronted the officers.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>District Attorney Larry Krasner said at a news conference Monday that his office is investigating. He said representatives of his office had spoken with Franks\u2019 family, and had visited the scene and begun reviewing evidence, including video footage that captured the events leading up to the fatal encounter. <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=1044\">Neshaminy High wrote its own story \u2014 and ended it with its first state baseball title<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Krasner declined to provide additional details about what brought officers to the block, describing the investigation as \u201cvery active\u201d and saying he could not divulge further information in order to \u201cpreserve the integrity of the investigation.\u201d<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>The district attorney said his \u201cthoughts are with all the people who have been affected and harmed,\u201d but added that his office \u2014 like Franks\u2019 family and members of the community \u2014 has questions about what transpired.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>He joined Mayor Cherelle L. Parker in a promise to \u201cmake sure officers receive the support they need as they heal and process the trauma connected to the shooting.\u201d At the same time, he said, \u201cWe also stand in solidarity with all Philadelphians who want to make sure we get the truth, and that we apply the law appropriately.\u201d<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>He encouraged anyone with information about the shooting \u2014 including police officers \u2014 to contact his office and speak with investigators.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Franks\u2019 wife, Michele, described her husband as a longtime Wynnefield resident, business owner and former Marine who spent nearly two decades with the Philadelphia Fire Department before retiring last year.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cHe cared very much about community, and about Wynnefield,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>The retired firefighter was also a community activist, an attorney representing Franks\u2019 family said, adding that Franks had met with City Councilmember Curtis Jones Jr. about an uptick in drug-related crimes in the neighborhood.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>In a letter posted Sunday on Facebook that did not mention Franks by name, Jones wrote that he was \u201cdeeply saddened and heartbroken\u201d by the shooting, and called for a continued commitment to \u201cbuilding a safer, and more peaceful Wynnefield for all.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=1042\">The only revived Iron Hill Brewery in the Philly suburbs is set to reopen next week<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Police did not release the names of the three officers injured or identify those who fired their weapons in the Saturday night shooting that left Eric Franks dead. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1047,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1048","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - 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