9XX W. Erie Ave
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, identified as Christina Miranda, holding a firearm to the right side of her head.
Officers issued multiple verbal commands ordering her to drop the weapon. Miranda did not comply to these commands. One officer deployed a Taser, which struck Miranda but had no effect. Miranda 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 Miranda multiple times. She fell to the ground and dropped her firearm. Officers transported her to Temple University Hospital, where she was initially placed in critical condition. Miranda was subsequently pronounced at 4:42 PM.
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.
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: 17
Officer #2 – 25/A/M
- District of Assignment: 25th District
- Years of Service: 2