DEVELOPING: At least one suspect is in custody after a Pesylvania police officer was shot multiple times Friday, authorities said.
Folcroft police officer Christopher Dorman, 25, was shot numerous times Friday moing near railroad tracks in Folcroft in Delaware County, about 13 miles south of Philadelphia, according to police.
Dorman, who was airlifted to Pe Presbyterian Hospital, is in critical but stable condition, Fox affiliate WTXF reported. Dorman sustained three gunshot wounds to the face, leg and chest, according to the station.
The shooting occurred at around 9:30 a.m. Friday after Dorman confronted a group smoking narcotics in the backyard of a property. When Dorman confronted the suspects, shots rang out, according to witnesses.
Law enforcement sources told the station that a bullet proof vest saved Dorman's life.
Folcroft Chief of Police Robert Ruskowski said Dorman has been with the force for a little over a year and is also a volunteer firefighter.