Home          Archives           Jerusalem Center Homepage       View the current issue           Jerusalem Center Videos           
Back

Islamic State Adherent Shoots Philadelphia Policeman


(Reuters) Edward Archer, 30, who claims allegiance to Islamic State, was charged on Saturday with attempted murder in the shooting of a Philadelphia police officer in his squad car on Thursday. Images from surveillance video showed the gunman dressed in a long white robe walking toward the car and firing, eventually shooting at point-blank range through the window. Archer told authorities he ambushed the patrol car "in the name of Islam."
2016-01-11 00:00:00
Full Article

Subscribe to
Daily Alert

Name:  
Email:  

Subscribe to Jerusalem Issue Briefs

Name:  
Email: