Archive · 11 Oct 2026
Philadelphia Officer Killed, Partner Wounded After Gunman Report
Police officers went to west Philadelphia after someone reported a man with a gun.
Officer Shane Seiber was shot and killed.
Another officer was also shot and is in stable condition after surgery.
Officials say Eric Lewis is accused of shooting the officers and firing at nine other officers, who were not hurt.
Lewis has been charged with homicide and other crimes and is being held without bail.
Seiber had worked for the Philadelphia Police Department for 10 years.
He leaves a wife, a 7-year-old son and a 3-year-old daughter.
Officer Shane Seiber, 40, was killed early Saturday in west Philadelphia after responding to a report of a man with a gun.
A second officer was shot 12 times and is in stable condition after surgery.
Authorities charged Eric Lewis, 35, with homicide and other offenses, including attempted homicide.
Prosecutors say Lewis also fired at nine other responding officers; none of them was injured.
Lewis is being held without bail, and Gov. Josh Shapiro ordered flags lowered to half-staff for Seiber.
- Who
- Officer Shane Seiber was killed, another officer was injured, and Eric Lewis, 35, has been charged.
- What
- Seiber was fatally shot and another officer was wounded while responding to a report of a man with a gun.
- When
- Early Saturday morning.
- Where
- West Philadelphia; both officers were taken to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center.
- Why
- The officers were responding to a report of a man with a gun.
- Officer killed
- Shane Seiber, 40, a 10-year veteran of the Philadelphia Police Department
- Other officer
- Shot 12 times; reported in stable condition after surgery
- Suspect
- Eric Lewis, 35
- Charges
- Homicide, attempted homicide and other offenses
- Other officers at scene
- Prosecutors say Lewis fired at nine; none was injured
- Custody
- Lewis is being held without bail
- Seiber's family
- His wife, a 7-year-old son and a 3-year-old daughter