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Wounded Officer Recovering, McKeesport police Officer Jerry Athans, 32, prepares to return fire Sunday after being shot three times by a suspect identified as Koby Lee Francis, 22. Francis is charged by Allegheny County police with attempted homicide. (Submitted photo via Allegheny County police) Holiday decorations in Kennedy Park on Lysle Boulevard spell out the words, “PEACE ON EARTH.” The scene captured by surveillance cameras on Sunday afternoon along Fourth Avenue — just behind tho...

Manhunt Underway for Handcuffed Suspect Who Shot Officer Three Times On 12/21/20 at 12:14 PM EST A manhunt is underway for an armed and dangerous suspect who shot an officer three times outside a police station in Pennsylvania. Officer Gerasimos Athans, a four-year veteran of the McKeesport Police Department, was shot in the neck and torso on Sunday by a suspect who was being transported to the citys police station. Athans, 32, is expected to be discharged from the hospital in the coming days, ...

Alleged Gunman on the Run After Pennsylvania Cop Shot Outside Police Station 21 Dec 2020 A Pennsylvania police officer is in stable condition after being shot multiple times outside a McKeesport police station. Local prosecutors identified a suspect who is reportedly on the run. McKeesport Police Chief Adam Alfer told reporters that a man identified as Koby Lee Francis, 22, is wanted for attempted homicide after he allegedly shot police officer Geriasimos Athans multiple times on Sunday, Action...

Moment handcuffed gunman, 22, shoots a Pennsylvania cop in the neck and shoulder with a hidden revolver before escaping Police in Pennsylvania are searching for Koby Lee Francis, 22, accused of shooting McKeesport cop Gerasimos Athans three times on Sunday  Athans, a four-year veteran, was transporting Francis to police station after his arrest on a charge of violating a protection from abuse order  As seen in surveillance video, when patrol car pulled up outside police station and Athans w...