Officer Chuck Cassidy 54 died on Thursday, a day after he
was shot in the head when he interrupted an armed robbery at a Dunkin’ Donuts
shop, the Associated Press reported.
Philadelphia Police Commissioner Sylvester Johnson expressed his relief that catching Lewis did not lead to more violence.
"That was my greatest fear — someone else being hurt, either because of him, or by him," Johnson said at a news conference.
During the interrogatory of
"To assist in closing this case brings a certain amount
of satisfaction, even though it's a sad situation," Miami Police Chief
John Timoney said at a news conference in
Sylvester Johnson already made public that one of the two
weapons officers recovered Monday at a
According to some statements of the people who witnessed the
incident an armed man entered the shop on Wednesday and asked for money
threatening with his gun. When Officer Cassidy entered the door, he was
immediately shot in the head having no time left to react. A surveillance video
tape released by police shows the shooter grabbing the fallen officer’s pistol.
Lewis is not at his first charge. In 2005, he was arrested
on drug charges and had to participate to a treatment program, which he
completed in February. He also was accused of a theft the same year. Both
charges were withdrawn in 2006. This year in June he was arrested again on drug
charges but that case is pending.
The funeral service with public viewing for Cassidy was scheduled on Wednesday.