Breaking News: Philadelphia Police officer shot in North Philadelphia

A Philadelphia Police detective is hospitalized in stable condition at Temple Hospital after being shot in the leg this afternoon near Germantown and Indiana avenues, about two miles northeast of Main Campus.

Police have not identified the officer, but said he is 42 years old and a 20-year veteran detective. According to police, the officer’s unit was serving a warrant for a man wanted in connection with an October 2008 shooting when a suspect opened fire.

The officer returned fire and shot the suspect, police said.

On Feb. 13, Officer John Pawlowski was shot to death in the line of duty near Broad and Olney streets in North Philadelphia.

Two men shot dead south of Main Campus

From the Philadelphia Inquirer‘s From the Source, a breaking news blog:

Inquirer staff writer Sam Wood reports:

Homicide detectives are investigating the slayings of two men shot dead on a North Philadelphia street last night.

Police were called about 10:30 p.m. to the intersection of 10th and Master Streets and found Daheem White, 21, and Hassan Baldwin, 25, both dead of multiple gun shot wounds.

Investigators have no motive or suspects in the slayings.