SEPTA officer shot while providing cover for Philadelphia officer during gun battle

A SEPTA police officer was shot on Wednesday night while trying to get another officer to safety during a shootout with an armed suspect. The chaotic situation quickly unfolded after a shooting suspect barricaded himself inside a home and started firing at police officers on the 4700 block of Leiper Street. A Philadelphia police officer became pinned during the barrage of gunfire and that's when a 28-year-old male transit police officer jumped in to help. "He drew his assault weapon and charged forward, yelling to the officer 'to go' and he was covering that officer as he got shot," said SEPTA Transit Police Chief Thomas Nestel. READ MORE: https://6abc.com/septa-transit-police... #officershot #philadelphia