Suspect Arrested In Shooting At Officers In Logan
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – Philadelphia police have arrested a suspect they say opened fire on officers Wednesday morning.
Investigators arrested suspect James Ceasar for his alleged role that happened at about 6 a.m. Wednesday in the city's Logan section.
Police say a man was reported as trying to break into a car in the 300 block of East Ellsworth Street in the city's Logan section when police saw him. According to investigators, the suspect found a gun inside the car that he was trying to break into and fired that gun three times at officers.
The suspect then ran into a nearby home. The officers did not return gunfire and no one was hurt.
Investigators say they located a gun at the home of one of Ceasar's relatives.
Originally police arrested a man they believed was the suspect, but later ruled him out as a suspect.
On Wednesday evening, police released a statement saying that after conducting a through investigation, they have determined that the male who was taken into custody for aggravated assault against police in the 14th District is not the male who shot at police.
Ceasar remains behind bars.
