Philadelphia, PA- Police Officer Shot/Killed 05-03-08

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Date: 05-03-08

Time: 1120hrs

Location: Castor X Aramingo 'Shop Rite'

Description: Philly Police Sgt. shot and killed attempting to stop bank robbers. (1) perp in custody, (1) perp shot and killed by PD and (1) still at large. Suspect shot officer multiple times with an AK-47 assault rifle.

Writer: Truck4

"Steven Liczbinski, 40, a 12-year veteran who had just been promoted to sergeant, was shot by at least two men shortly before 11:30 a.m. Saturday, authorities said.

He was responding to a robbery at a Bank of America branch inside the ShopRite at Castor and Aramingo.

The men fled, and Liczbinski confronted them at Almond and Schiller streets about 15 minutes later. was shot multiple times with a high-powered rifle, police said."

Authorities said Liczbinski was married with two sons and a daughter."