Police Commissioner Kevin Bethel Speaks At A Press Conference At The Fraternal Order Of Police Lodge #5 Announcing The Arrest Of Dachan Seay For The Shooting Of A Philadelphia Police Officer

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8 May 2025

Police Commissioner Kevin Bethel speaks at a press conference at the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge #5, announcing the arrest of Dachan Seay for the shooting of a Philadelphia police officer after he tries to break up a fight outside of Overbrook High School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, on May 8, 2025. Dachan Seay is charged with Aggravated Assault on a Law Enforcement Officer, Aggravated Assault, possession of an instrument of crime, and other charges after the gun he fires strikes a 26-year-old Philadelphia police officer underneath his bulletproof vest. The officer is taken to Penn Presbyterian Hospital, where he is in critical condition, but now is listed in stable condition. The officer has been with the department for a little over a year and is assigned to the 19th District in March. Dachan Seay does not have a license for a gun, and being a former convict, he is not allowed to be in possession of a firearm.

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8 May 2025

Police Commissioner Kevin Bethel speaks at a press conference at the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge #5, announcing the arrest of Dachan Seay for the shooting of a Philadelphia police officer after he tries to break up a fight outside of Overbrook High School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, on May 8, 2025. Dachan Seay is charged with Aggravated Assault on a Law Enforcement Officer, Aggravated Assault, possession of an instrument of crime, and other charges after the gun he fires strikes a 26-year-old Philadelphia police officer underneath his bulletproof vest. The officer is taken to Penn Presbyterian Hospital, where he is in critical condition, but now is listed in stable condition. The officer has been with the department for a little over a year and is assigned to the 19th District in March. Dachan Seay does not have a license for a gun, and being a former convict, he is not allowed to be in possession of a firearm.

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8 May 2025

Police Commissioner Kevin Bethel speaks at a press conference at the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge #5, announcing the arrest of Dachan Seay for the shooting of a Philadelphia police officer after he tries to break up a fight outside of Overbrook High School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, on May 8, 2025. Dachan Seay is charged with Aggravated Assault on a Law Enforcement Officer, Aggravated Assault, possession of an instrument of crime, and other charges after the gun he fires strikes a 26-year-old Philadelphia police officer underneath his bulletproof vest. The officer is taken to Penn Presbyterian Hospital, where he is in critical condition, but now is listed in stable condition. The officer has been with the department for a little over a year and is assigned to the 19th District in March. Dachan Seay does not have a license for a gun, and being a former convict, he is not allowed to be in possession of a firearm.

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8 May 2025

Police Commissioner Kevin Bethel speaks at a press conference at the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge #5, announcing the arrest of Dachan Seay for the shooting of a Philadelphia police officer after he tries to break up a fight outside of Overbrook High School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, on May 8, 2025. Dachan Seay is charged with Aggravated Assault on a Law Enforcement Officer, Aggravated Assault, possession of an instrument of crime, and other charges after the gun he fires strikes a 26-year-old Philadelphia police officer underneath his bulletproof vest. The officer is taken to Penn Presbyterian Hospital, where he is in critical condition, but now is listed in stable condition. The officer has been with the department for a little over a year and is assigned to the 19th District in March. Dachan Seay does not have a license for a gun, and being a former convict, he is not allowed to be in possession of a firearm.

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8 May 2025

Police Commissioner Kevin Bethel speaks at a press conference at the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge #5, announcing the arrest of Dachan Seay for the shooting of a Philadelphia police officer after he tries to break up a fight outside of Overbrook High School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, on May 8, 2025. Dachan Seay is charged with Aggravated Assault on a Law Enforcement Officer, Aggravated Assault, possession of an instrument of crime, and other charges after the gun he fires strikes a 26-year-old Philadelphia police officer underneath his bulletproof vest. The officer is taken to Penn Presbyterian Hospital, where he is in critical condition, but now is listed in stable condition. The officer has been with the department for a little over a year and is assigned to the 19th District in March. Dachan Seay does not have a license for a gun, and being a former convict, he is not allowed to be in possession of a firearm.

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8 May 2025

Police Commissioner Kevin Bethel speaks at a press conference at the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge #5, announcing the arrest of Dachan Seay for the shooting of a Philadelphia police officer after he tries to break up a fight outside of Overbrook High School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, on May 8, 2025. Dachan Seay is charged with Aggravated Assault on a Law Enforcement Officer, Aggravated Assault, possession of an instrument of crime, and other charges after the gun he fires strikes a 26-year-old Philadelphia police officer underneath his bulletproof vest. The officer is taken to Penn Presbyterian Hospital, where he is in critical condition, but now is listed in stable condition. The officer has been with the department for a little over a year and is assigned to the 19th District in March. Dachan Seay does not have a license for a gun, and being a former convict, he is not allowed to be in possession of a firearm.

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8 May 2025

Police Commissioner Kevin Bethel speaks at a press conference at the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge #5, announcing the arrest of Dachan Seay for the shooting of a Philadelphia police officer after he tries to break up a fight outside of Overbrook High School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, on May 8, 2025. Dachan Seay is charged with Aggravated Assault on a Law Enforcement Officer, Aggravated Assault, possession of an instrument of crime, and other charges after the gun he fires strikes a 26-year-old Philadelphia police officer underneath his bulletproof vest. The officer is taken to Penn Presbyterian Hospital, where he is in critical condition, but now is listed in stable condition. The officer has been with the department for a little over a year and is assigned to the 19th District in March. Dachan Seay does not have a license for a gun, and being a former convict, he is not allowed to be in possession of a firearm.

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8 May 2025

Police Commissioner Kevin Bethel speaks at a press conference at the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge #5, announcing the arrest of Dachan Seay for the shooting of a Philadelphia police officer after he tries to break up a fight outside of Overbrook High School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, on May 8, 2025. Dachan Seay is charged with Aggravated Assault on a Law Enforcement Officer, Aggravated Assault, possession of an instrument of crime, and other charges after the gun he fires strikes a 26-year-old Philadelphia police officer underneath his bulletproof vest. The officer is taken to Penn Presbyterian Hospital, where he is in critical condition, but now is listed in stable condition. The officer has been with the department for a little over a year and is assigned to the 19th District in March. Dachan Seay does not have a license for a gun, and being a former convict, he is not allowed to be in possession of a firearm.

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8 May 2025

Police Commissioner Kevin Bethel speaks at a press conference at the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge #5, announcing the arrest of Dachan Seay for the shooting of a Philadelphia police officer after he tries to break up a fight outside of Overbrook High School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, on May 8, 2025. Dachan Seay is charged with Aggravated Assault on a Law Enforcement Officer, Aggravated Assault, possession of an instrument of crime, and other charges after the gun he fires strikes a 26-year-old Philadelphia police officer underneath his bulletproof vest. The officer is taken to Penn Presbyterian Hospital, where he is in critical condition, but now is listed in stable condition. The officer has been with the department for a little over a year and is assigned to the 19th District in March. Dachan Seay does not have a license for a gun, and being a former convict, he is not allowed to be in possession of a firearm.