Muslim Who Shot Cop for Islam Was ‘Lying in Wait’

An ISIS-inspired gunman who shot a Philadelphia police officer multiple times “in the name of Islam” in 2016 was “lying in wait” before the ambush attack on the unsuspecting cop who was merely sitting in his patrol car, prosecutors say . . .

Archer is accused of firing 13 shots at Officer Jesse James Hartnett, a four-year veteran of the Philadelphia Police Department, on the evening of Jan. 7, 2016. Hartnett was shot multiple times in his left arm as he shielded his head from the rounds of Archer’s stolen 9 mm Glock handgun.

In court Thursday, Archer refused to enter a plea, the Associated Press reported.

“I don’t plead to anyone but Allah,” he said . . .

The gunman reportedly gave a full confession in 2016, saying he did it in the name of Islam, according to CBS News. Sources also told Eyewitness News that Archer provided the confession in written form, and his police testimony was recorded on camera, as well. (Read more from “Muslim Who Shot Cop for Islam Was ‘Lying in Wait'” HERE)

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