Knife-wielding man shot by officer in Strawberry Mansion, Philadelphia police say

A man was shot during a confrontation with police officers in the Strawberry Mansion section of Philadelphia early Wednesday morning.

It happened around 3 a.m. in the 1800 block of North Bailey Street.

Officers were responding to a disturbance inside a home involving a man with a knife.

Authorities say an officer was confronted by that knife-wielding man, and the officer fired a shot, hitting the man in the chest.

The man was rushed to Temple University Hospital. We are awaiting confirmation on his condition.

The officer was not hurt.

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