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Police Officer Shane Seiber

Philadelphia Police Department
End of Watch: Saturday, October 10, 2026

PHILADELPHIA — ThinBlueNews remembers Police Officer Shane Seiber of the Philadelphia Police Department, whose End of Watch was Saturday, October 10, 2026. He was 40.

The Officer Down Memorial Page classifies Seiber’s line-of-duty death as gunfire and lists his service with the Philadelphia Police Department as 10 years.

Shot while responding to an armed-person call

According to Philadelphia Police Commissioner Kevin Bethel, as reported by 6abc, officers were dispatched shortly after 12:20 a.m. to the 100 block of North 52nd Street for a report of a man with a gun on a porch. Gunfire struck Seiber and another officer after they arrived.

Seiber was taken to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, where he died from his injuries. The other wounded officer was reported in stable condition. Authorities said a suspect was taken into custody and charges were pending.

A husband, father and 10-year veteran

The Associated Press and The Philadelphia Inquirer reported that Seiber was a 10-year department veteran. He is survived by his wife and two young children.

Commissioner Bethel said Seiber’s wife and family were able to be with him before he died. Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker called his choice to serve noble and courageous.

Investigation status

The shooting and the actions surrounding it remain under investigation. ThinBlueNews is not assigning motive, fault or a final legal conclusion beyond the facts authorities released. This stable memorial will be updated if authorities release materially new verified information.

Police Officer Shane Seiber is remembered for a decade of service to Philadelphia and for the family, colleagues and community who now carry his memory.

End of Watch

Police Officer Shane Seiber
Philadelphia Police Department
Pennsylvania
Badge 7258
End of Watch: Saturday, October 10, 2026
Age: 40
Service: 10 years
Cause listed by ODMP: Gunfire
Suspect status reported by authorities: In custody; charges pending
Investigation status: Ongoing

Sources and visual note

Visual note: The image is a contextual Philadelphia Police Department cruiser photograph by Wikimedia Commons user Zuzu, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0. ThinBlueNews cropped the photograph, added a memorial treatment and labels, and releases this adapted memorial image under CC BY-SA 3.0. It does not depict the October 10 incident or Officer Seiber. Use does not imply endorsement by the Philadelphia Police Department, the photographer, Wikimedia Commons or Creative Commons.

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