Man charged in shooting that critically wounded Philadelphia officer, police say

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A 36-year-old Philadelphia man has been charged with attempted murder in connection with a shooting that critically wounded a police officer after a traffic stop. Police said Sunday that Ramon Rodriguez Vazquez also faces charges that include aggravated assault and home invasion. Officials said officers stopped a car carrying four people shortly before 8 p.m. Saturday in Kensington in northeast Philadelphia. The city police commissioner says the officers saw someone with a gun holster, and that person fled, firing three times and hitting one officer in the neck. The 31-year-old officer, on the force for 6 1/2 years, was taken to Temple University Hospital in critical condition.