Philadelphia Promotes Slain Officer Shane Seiber to Sergeant at Funeral Attended by Thousands
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Updated · Fox News · Oct 21
Philadelphia Promotes Slain Officer Shane Seiber to Sergeant at Funeral Attended by Thousands
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Oct 21
Summary
Thousands of officers from across the U.S. gathered in Philadelphia as Police Commissioner Kevin Bethel posthumously promoted Shane Seiber to sergeant during his funeral at the Cathedral Basilica.
Seiber, 40, was killed Oct. 10 after prosecutors say Eric Lewis approached him and his partner during a gun call in West Philadelphia, argued with them, struggled, and opened fire.
Prosecutors say Seiber was shot three times and Officer Hector Rodriguez III was shot 12 times but survived; Lewis was arrested after a SWAT standoff allegedly carrying two handguns and a shotgun.
Mayor Cherelle Parker announced an annual public-service internship in Seiber's honor, memorializing the 10-year Philadelphia officer and Air Force veteran of two Iraq tours.
Seiber is survived by his wife, Lisa, and their children, Finn, 7, and Emily, 3.