The Philadelphia Police Department is investigating an officer-involved shooting that occurred on Sunday, November 30, 2025, at approximately 4:11 AM in the 25th Police District.
Officers were dispatched to the area of 9XX W. Erie Avenue for a report of a person with a gun. Upon arrival, officers encountered a 35-year-old Hispanic female holding a firearm to the right side of her head.
Officers issued multiple verbal commands ordering her to drop the weapon. The female did not comply to these commands. One officer deployed a Taser, which struck the female but had no effect. The female then fled across Erie Avenue, at which time she pointed the firearm in the direction of the officers.
In response, Officer #1 and Officer #2 discharged their duty weapons, striking the female multiple times. She fell to the ground and dropped her firearm. Officers transported her to Temple University Hospital, where she remains in critical condition.
A firearm was recovered at the scene – a .22 caliber Kel-Tec handgun with an obliterated serial number, loaded with one round in the chamber and nineteen rounds in the magazine.
The female is currently charged with Aggravated Assault on Police and Violations of the Uniform Firearms Act (VUFA).
No officers or other civilians were injured.
Body-Worn Cameras were activated for the duration of the encounter.
This investigation remains in its preliminary stages and is under review by the PPD’s Officer Involved Shooting Investigation Unit (OISI), PPD’s Internal Affairs Bureau (IAB), and by the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office (DAO).
Per Departmental policy, the discharging officers have been placed on administrative duty pending the outcome of the investigation.
DISCHARGING OFFICERS
Officer #1 – 36/H/M
- District of Assignment: 25th District
- Years of Service: 3
Officer #2 – 25/A/M
- District of Assignment: 25th District
- Years of Service: 2