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July 28, 2015
Philadelphia police have identified the officer wounded in a shootout that killed a murder suspect earlier this week in Northeast Philadelphia.
It happened just after 6:00 a.m. Wednesday at an apartment complex in the 800 block of Riverside Drive.
Officer Francis Whalen was attempting to arrest 26-year-old Devon Guishard.
Police say that suspect opened fire, hitting Officer Whalen in the stomach but the officer returned fire, killing Guishard.
Investigators recovered Guishard’s gun at the scene. They say the serial numbers were removed and it was loaded with 13 rounds.
Whalen was wearing a bullet proof vest and was taken to Aria Health/Torresdale with stable vital signs, and later released.
As with all police-involved shootings, he has been placed on administrative duty pending an internal investigation.
Whalen is a married father of two children, a 17-year veteran of the force, and assigned to SWAT.
In addition, this is the second time he has been shot in the line of duty. Back in December, 2010, Whalen was hit in the chest but was protected by his bullet proof vest.
Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey said that because the officer is part of SWAT, his vest has a special flap that protected him.
“If this had been a patrol officer we’d be having a different discussion,” Ramsey said.
