PHILADELPHIA, Pa (AP) — An off-duty Philadelphia police lieutenant was shot and wounded early Friday while trying to help another officer apprehend an armed man.
Authorities say Lt. Robert Friel underwent surgery for a leg wound and was expected to make a full recovery.
The 50-year-old armed man, whose name has not been released, had been reported missing late Thursday by a caller who also said the man had guns and had been using drugs.
An officer on routine patrol spotted the man's car in a pharmacy parking lot early Friday, then soon spotted the man and confronted him.
The man was eventually subdued and arrested.
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