Investigators in Philadelphia identified a hammer-wielding man who was shot by police during a domestic dispute at an apartment building last weekend.
Maurice Samuels, 23, suffered gunshot wounds to both arms after authorities say emerged from an apartment holding a hammer that police believe was a gun. Samuels, a 23-year-old woman and her friend were inside an apartment on E. Cliveden Street early Saturday morning when a domestic argument began, police said.The unnamed 23-year-old asked Samuel to leave, but he returned to the apartment by climbing through a window and forced the woman into a bedroom.
Todd Landherr, 42, and Officer Shana Moore, 36, arrived at the property and saw Samuel open the door holding a hammer, which caused the man to back away. Both officers took cover when Samuel exited the building holding the hammer, which investigators say the officers believed was a firearm. Samuel began pointing the hammer and was shot in both arms, including a gunshot wound to one arm and a graze wound to the other, according to investigators.
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