2 Men Plead Guilty In Deadly Shooting Of Philadelphia Police Sgt. James O'Connor

CBS Philadelphia

January 16, 2025

Two suspects plead guilty to the 2020 death of Philadelphia Police Sgt. James O'Connor on Wednesday, the Eastern District of Pennsylvania U.S. Attorney's Office announced.

Hassan Elliott and Khalif Sears shot and killed O'Connor while he was serving a warrant in Frankford in connection with a drug trafficking investigation.

According to court documents, the Philadelphia Police Department SWAT Unit broke down the door of an apartment near Bridge and Duffield streets in Frankford in hopes of arresting Elliott on March 13, 2020. Elliott, Sears and two other men were inside the apartment and as SWAT officers made their way up the staircase, Elliott got a rifle that was nearby and started shooting at the officers through the closed middle room door in the direction of the officers, fatally striking O'Connor in the chest.

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