A man claiming allegiance to Islamic State militants was
charged on Saturday with attempted murder in the shooting of a Philadelphia
police officer this week, the prosecutor said.
Edward Archer, of Philadelphia, is accused of ambushing
an officer in his squad car shortly before midnight on Thursday.
He is also charged with several other crimes and is being
held without bond, the Philadelphia District Attorney's Office said on its
Twitter account.
Police released still images from surveillance video that
showed the gunman dressed in a long white robe walking toward the car and
firing, eventually getting close enough to shoot at point-blank range through
the window.
The city's police commissioner said on Friday that Archer
told authorities he ambushed the patrol car "in the name of Islam."
"He has confessed to committing this cowardly act in
the name of Islam," Richard Ross told a news conference, adding that the
30-year-old assailant also referenced Islamic State militants.
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