A police officer was shot in North Philadelphia by a man who fled a traffic stop and then took his own life, officials said. The incident started around 9 p.m. Tuesday when two officers attempted to pull the man over near 22nd Street and Lehigh Avenue in Philadelphia's Strawberry Mansion neighborhood.

A man was killed in North Philadelphia after being shot several times by four gunmen on Wednesday night, according to police.

Brandon Williams, 29, fled when officers tried to conduct a traffic stop, police said. He later fired at officers and then turned his gun on himself, according to police.