Man accused of killing Philadelphia police officer was earlier acquitted

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 13 Oct, 23:08 · Archive

Eric Lewis, 35, is accused of fatally shooting Philadelphia Police Officer Shane Seiber and wounding his partner on Saturday morning. Lewis now faces charges including murder, homicide of a law enforcement officer, attempted murder and ten counts of attempted homicide of a law enforcement officer, along with aggravated assault and terroristic threats.

Lewis was acquitted of murder in 2019 in an earlier case. District Attorney Larry Krasner said in a video statement on Tuesday that the acquittal resulted from police misconduct that 'deeply flawed' the investigation. Krasner alleged that an officer in the earlier case fabricated evidence by falsely claiming to have received an anonymous tip naming a person called 'Spice' as the real killer, and said no such person exists.

Krasner also said a police officer involved in Lewis's earlier case was in a relationship with the sister of the defendant and attempted to undermine the prosecution's case through false statements. Krasner described the conduct as 'arguably criminal' and said it was beyond outrageous.

How it is being reported

• Embattled Soros-backed DA blames ‘criminal’ police misconduct in accused Philly cop killer’s prior murder caseEric Lewis was acquitted of murder in 2019 after what DA Larry Krasner says was police misconduct that deeply undermined the earlier homicide case.Fox News · 13 Oct, 22:44
• Blundering Soros-backed Philly DA let suspected murderer walk free in 2023... now he's accused of killing a police officerEric Lewis, 35, allegedly murdered Shane Seiber, a 10-year veteran of the Philadelphia Police Department, on Saturday morning after shooting him three times.Daily Mail · 13 Oct, 20:16

In this story: Eric Lewis · Shane Seiber · Larry Krasner · Philadelphia Police Department · Philadelphia

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