Off-Duty Philadelphia Sheriff's Deputy Shot During Attempted Robbery In Yeadon

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HIS CONDITION IS UNKNOWN, AFIRE FIGHTER HAD MINOR BURNSTO HIS LEGS.WELL, OFF-DUTYPHILADELPHIA SHERIFF DEPUTY ISLUCKY TO BE ALIVE AFTER HE ISSHOT DURING AN ATTEMPTEDROBBERY."EYEWITNESS NEWS" REPORTERJAN CAR BYE OWE IS LIVE, WHERETHE SHERIFF DEPUTY HAS BEEN INRECOVERY THIS MORNING, JAN.REPORTER: JIM AND JANELLE,GOOD MORNING, THAT IS RIGHT,35 YEAR-OLD PHILADELPHIA,SHERIFF DEPUTY WHO WASOFF-DUTY AT THE TIME, AGAIN,FORTUNATE TO BE ALIVE BECAUSETHIS WAS A CLOSE RANGE SHOTWE'RE TOLD HE IS IN PAIN THISMORNING BUT IN GOOD SPIRITSBECAUSE HE IS IN STABLECONDITION.THIS CERTAINLY HAS, COULD HAVEDIFFERENTLY.MEANTIME POLICE ARE SEARCHINGFOR THOSE TWO MEN WHO ATTACKEDHIM, TAKE A LOOK AT THE VIDEOHERE THIS WAS TAKEN SHORTLYAFTER 9:30 LAST NIGHT ON THE1300 BLOCK OF ALFRED DRIVE-INYEADON DELAWARE COUNTY.YOU CAN SEE HERE VICTIM PULLINTO HIS DRIVEWAY, VICTIM'SVEHICLE THAT IS WHITE CHEVYTRAVERSE.POLICE WANT TO YOU TAKE ACLOSE LOOK AT THE VEHICLE THATFOLLOWS.THEY BELIEVE THAT VEHICLE MAYBE INVOLVED IN THIS CASE.NEW THE REST IS JUST TOO HARDTO MAKE OUT AND THAT IS WHYPOLICE NEED PUBLIC'S HELP ASTHEY INVESTIGATE.AT SOME POINT AFTER THE VICTIMPARKS, TWO MALES WALKED UP TOTHE DRIVEWAY.POLICE SAY THEY ACCOST THEOFF-DUTY OFFICER AND HISGIRLFRIEND THERE AT THE TIMEAND THEY DEMAND VICTIM'SPROPERTY.THE OFF-DUTY DEPUTY PUTS DOWNHIS CELL EVEN IF AND SAYS HEHAS NOTHING ELSE.POLICE SAY HE THEN TURNS TORUNAWAY.TAKE A LIST TONE WHAT HAPPENSNEXT.HE TURNS, FLEES AND THISCOWARD THEN SHOOTS AT HIMTWICE, HITS HIM IN THEBUTTOCKS AND THEN FLEES ONFOOT WITH THE SECOND MALE.GOD WAS LOOKING OUT FOR HIM.AT THE EVEN OF THE DAY THISCOWARD, YOU KNOW, DIDN'T HITHIS MARK.THANK GOD IT WASN'T AHOMICIDE.IT IS HEART WRENCHING.GUN VIOLENCE'S REAL.REPORTER: NOW WE'RE TOLDTHE SHERIFF DEPUTY HAS BEENWITH THE OFFICE FOR JUST ABOUTTHREE YEARS, HE HAS NOT BEENIDENTIFIED TO THE PRESS ATTHIS TIME.HIS GIRLFRIEND WAS NOTINJURED, THROUGH IT ALL, ASFAR AS THE SUSPECTS, THEY RANAWAY WITHOUT TAKING ANYTHINGAND POLICE WANT YOU TO TAKE ACLOSE LOOK AT THATSURVEILLANCE VIDEO, NAMELY,SECOND CAR, THEY HOPE TOIDENTIFY THAT SO THEY CANTRACK DOWN THESE SUSPECTS.WE'RE LIVE OUTSIDE PENN