this morning, officer jesse heartnet here at presbyterian recovering from three gunshot wounds to hisrm, we have police radio of the moment soon after. >> we're hearing officer heartnet telling business patch he's bleeding and hit. ambush 11:40 thursday night at the corner of south 60 ' and sprout. heart necessary in his cruiser approaching the intersection when police say mail shooter in his 30's began walking toward him in the cruiser while shooting. they say he kept walking and shooting, shooting 13 shots in all in to the cruiser window at point blank range. officer heartnet was hit only three times, and still returned fire as the suspect tried running away. heartnet hit him at least three times and police caught that man around the corner near 60th and delancey. they also found that weapon nearby. heartnet was brought to presbyterian. suspect over to h.u.p. the commissioner said he has seen the video of that near fatal encounter. >> i just have to tell you, when you look at the video, weaver video we captured of this, this is absolutely one of the scariest things i've ever seen. i

officer jesse heartnet in his cruiser approaching that intersection when the shooter began walking toward him with a 9-millimeter gun we are told and continued to shoot right into the cruiser window in all firing some 13 shots hitting heartnet three times in his left arm. officer heartnet did return fire. the suspect, 30 year old man, did try running away, but heartnet hit him at least three times, that suspect caught by officers around the corner near 60th and delancey street. the weapon was also recovered, there as well. officer heart innocence net was brought here to pen presbyterian, and the mayor and commissioner were here overnight comforting heart innocence hit's girlfriend and his father. >> we're just happy he's life. and there are too many guns, too many guns on our street, and i think our national government needs to do something about that, this is dangerous, dangerous job, and everybody who takes it knows that. but when you see something like this, and i guess it is even more scary when you think about the time, very serious reminder would for anyone to have to deal with each

officer jesse heartnet, 18th district officer with a five years on the force. no word on the name or the condition of that suspect. we will be here all morning, nicole, with more update. back over to you. >> thank goodness he is okay, justin, thanks for that update. meanwhile philadelphia police are trying to figure out what prompted a man to jump to his death following a wild wrong way crash on the roosevelt boulevard. police say the 29 year old driver took a daring leap after crashing into three cars while driving the wrong way. the chaos unfolded during yesterday evening's rush hour. near the ridge avenue off ramp. >> the driver of the chrysler 300 was traveling northbound the wrong way in the southbound lane at the boulevard extension at ridge when he struck and side-swiped two vehicles that were traveling south on the extension, and then had a head-on collision with a third vehicle. >> three people suffered non-life threatening injuries. police believe the drama began over a domestic dispute. >> authorities have made two arrests in a multi state terror pro

. >>> now to an update on philadelphia police officer, jesse heartnet. doctors are still tending to him repairing nerve damage from three gunshots to his arm. in the meantime police and federal investigators are working to find out more about the alleged shooter, edward archer faces attempted murder and other charges and they all stem from the ambush of the officer that was caught on the surveillance video. investigators say archer pledged his allegiance to isis but have not found any ties to terror in his recent trips to egypt and saudi arabia. and the current investigation comes to the heels of law enforcement appreciation day. when the law enforcement officials tell us this is the symbol of the difficult times officers are facing nationwide. philadelphia police union president tells us the attack proves that simply being a cop makes you a target. >> it's not because jesse was white or he was black, it was because he was wearing a uniform, a badge, and driving a philadelphia police car. it's as simple as that. >> he says officers patrolling in pairs in

philadelphia police officer jesse heartnet after shot multiple times at point blank range in an apparentmbush. >> one of the scariest things i've ever seen. the police officer had no idea it was happening. >> reporter: it around around 11:30 p.m. last night. the cop returned fire and hitting the shooter three times as he ran off. police were able to track down the gunman. >> the guy literally just walked up on top of him and he literally got the gun inside the car and he was firing. i don't know how this officer survived. >> reporter: the officer was shot at least three times and suffered significant wounds to his arm. newly elected philadelphia mayor jim kenny is calling for more gun control. >> there are too many guns on our streets. i think our national government needs to do something about that because our officers and our civilians are in harm's way every single day. >> reporter: now, that gunman was taken to a nearby hospital. an investigation is ongoing at this time. police say officer heaartnet haa long road ahead of him for recovery but should do okay. >>> white house officials

police say edward archer flagged down officer jesse heartnet and then fired 13 times, hitting hartnett, hartnett was able to return fire. the suspect slipped away but was later taken into custody. he told policthat he shot the cop in the name of islam and that he plees allegiance to the islamic state, and law enforcement is well aware isis has called are for supporters to target police officers. >> so whatever this gentleman to find out, we're going to find out if there was a motive, but for right now he ambushed someone who w protected, who is employed to protect and serve ououcitizens. >> todd: and so the investigation focuses on 24-year-old mejia. he's originally from queens, new york, and he's no stranger to law enforcement. the bigger question is why did he target this police officer, what was his motive. that is why mbi federal agents have been inside miami gardenspd interviewing,, trying to determine what this man's motive was for shooting that police officer. in miami gardens, todd tongen, local10 news. >> laurie: todd, thank you. >> calvin: and the officer again was taken to a

the his daddies talking to family members, jesse heartnet a single guy but a steady girlfriend who is likely on her way thanks to the philadelphia police officers. all we know about the the guy that shot him is he is 30 years old and he is from yeadon down in delaware county but he had a automatic weapon with him. those automatic 9-millimeter guns carry a clip with 13 bullets, all 13 bullets fired at this officer, point blank, police commissioner richard ross said he walk up to him as he at sat up in his patrol car, marked car, officer in uniform. he a said this guy with the intention to assassinate this officer had the gun in the car, shooting, through the window and officer heartnet somehow survived and richard ross says he has seen this all because it was right under one of the philadelphia a real time crime cameras, all captured on video and richard ross says i have no idea how this solvesser survived. >> you look at this video, it the is one of the most scariest things i have ever seen. this guy tried to execute the the police officer. the police officer a had no idea. it is amaz

commissioner says the ambush happened in west philadelphia just before midnight. 33-year-old officer jesse heartnet was driving through an intersection when somebody started firing. the suspect is now in custody. the officer was hit three times in the left arm. officials say he will survive. >>> officials in california and texas have arrested two men with alleged ties to isis. one is accused of traveling to syria to fight and later lying to investigators about it. the other is charged with providing material support to terrorists. states as refugees from iraq. >>> on long island, suffolk police are getting more support from the fbi in the investigation of those ten sets of human remains found along the south shore. it's been more than five years since the investigation started along ocean parkway. news day reports two fbi agents assigned to that case. the agency will also have profilers working up a full analysis on the killer or killers. >>> new jersey is on the verge of passing a bill that would raise the legal age to smoke. the legal age now is 19. the new bill would raise that legal age to purc

jesse hartnett was ambushed, those are commissioner ross's words. the suspect fired at least 13 shots hitting him several times in the arm. officer heartnet was coherent after, he was talking, but he does have a long recovery ahead, we're told after he suffered severe nerve damage and has a broken arm. >> we stood in the waiting room with his dad. dad was very upset, very upset and concerned about his son, talking to his family, calling his family on the phone. really amazing to watch what our officers and their families go through to protect us. >> reporter: commissioner ross since learning that officer heartnet went into surgery and talking to doctors issued more information about the injuries he is suffering. i'll bring that to you coming up in the next half hour. reporting live in university city, katy zachry, "nbc 10 news." >>> stay with nbc 10 and the "nbc 10 news" app for continuing coverage of this breaking story. we'll bring you updates every 15 minutes, tap the "nbc 10 news" app or go to nbc10.com for updates. >>> 4:33. let's check on the weather. 38 degrees in philadelphia. what's to come? meteorologist bill henley has the answ