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Philly SWAT Officer Shot in Face Last Week Leaves Hospital

The shootout left 49-year-old SWAT team officer Jaison Potts with a broken jaw. He and other officers were trying to execute a search warrant in Germantown.

August 15, 2018


A Philadelphia SWAT officer shot in the face last week while serving a warrant walked out of Temple University Hospital Wednesday.

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The shootout left 49-year-old SWAT team officer Jaison Potts with a broken jaw. He and other officers were trying to execute a search warrant in Germantown, Fox29 reports.

Police say a man inside the home thought someone was trying to break into his home, so he tried to protect his family and opened fire. According to police, he shot Officer Potts in the jaw. Police returned firekilling the man.