Cops: Officer hit by fleeing vehicle
Posted: November 23, 2014 - 3:43am

PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Police say a Philadelphia officer responding to a report of a person with a gun has been hit by a vehicle. Philly.com reports that the officer was on foot in the North Philadelphia East neighborhood early Saturday night when he was struck by a vehicle that was fleeing the scene. He was in stable condition at Hahnemann University Hospital. Police say a suspect was apprehended and a weapon was recovered.