Off-Duty Philadelphia Police Officer Continues To Recover After Being Shot In Delaware County

Alecia Reid reports.

THE LATEST INFORMATION FOR YOUON LINE.CBSPHILLY.COM.AND NOW, AN OFF-DUTYPHILADELPHIA SHERIFF'S DEPUTYCONTINUES TO RECOVER AFTERBEING SHOT DURING A ATTEMPTEDROBBERY IN DELAWARE COUNT.I AUTHORITIES IN YEADON AREHOPING THE PUBLIC CAN HELPIDENTIFY TWO SUSPECT,"EYEWITNESS NEWS" REPORT HEERR ALICIA READ LIVE WITH THELATEST ON THE INVESTIGATION,ALICIA?Reporter: LAW ENFORCEMENTOFFICIALS BELIEVE THIS WAS ARANDOM ATTACK, AND THAT THESHERIFF'S DEPUTY IS LUCKY TOBE ALIVE TONIGHT.ON THIS QUIET BLOCK, HE WASWALKING WITH HIS GIRLFRIENDSLAST NIGHT WHEN TWO MENAPPROACHED HIM AND DEMANDSDOLLARS HIS BELONGINGS.HE SAID HE DIDN'T HAVEANYTHING.SHERIFF SAYS HE TRIED TORUN AWAY FROM THE SUSPECTS,BUT THEY STARTED SHOOTING ATHIM.HITTING HIM ONCE IN THEBUTTOCKS.HE FELL AND DISLOCATED HISSHOULDER.THE WHOLE SHERIFF'SDEPARTMENT IS SHAKEN BY ONE OFOUR OFFICERS, BEING SHOT.JUST BY DOING HIS EVERY DAYTHING.AND SO GUN VIOLENCE IS REAL,AND IN ALL PARTS OF THISCOUNTRY, WE NEED TO DEAL WITHTHIS.HAS BEEN WITH THEDEPARTMENT FOR NEARLY THREEYEARS.HIS GIRLFRIEND, WHO WASPRESENT DURING THE INCIDENT,WAS ABLE TO CALL 911.EMERGENCY RESPONDERS RUSHEDHIM TO THE HOSPITAL WHERE HEWAS TREATED AND THEN RELEASED.HE'S IN PAIN.BUT HE'S IN GOOD SPIRITS.SO THAT'S MORE IMPORTANT THATHE IS IN GOOD SPIRITS, THAN HESURVIVED THIS INCIDENT.POLICE ARE STILL ON THEHUNT FOR THE SHOOTER, AND ASECOND SUSPECT HOE WALK AWAYWITHOUT TAKING THE VICTIM'SPHONE, DESCRIBED AS TWO BLACKMEN, 15-FOOT 8 INCHES TALL,THE OTHER 6 FEET TALL.NOW, COMING UP AT 5:30 HEARFROM NEIGHBORS WHO ARE SHOCKEDTHIS HAPPENED RIGHT OUTSIDETHEIR DOOR.REPORTING LIVE IN YEADON,