Police: 2 teens led to arrest after officer slain

Authorities in Philadelphia say the quick apprehension of two youths after a Temple University police officer was fatally shot led to the arrest of a suspect just hours later.

The school says 31-year-old Officer is the university’s first police officer killed in the line of duty. Police say he spotted three individuals dressed in black and wearing masks Saturday night in an area near campus where there had been a series of robberies and carjackings. The officer pursued one and was killed. A patrol supervisor captured two youths who provided information leading to the arrest.