An off duty Philadelphia police officer stopped, and shot a man about to use his vehicle to kill and hurt as many people as possible:

Another driver had blocked the path of the suspect’s car, and the off-duty officer approached and struggled with him. During the struggle, the officer shot the man in the head, critically injuring him.

Kinebrew said the driver “was apparently attempting to run people over.” One person was struck but the injuries weren’t believed to be life-threatening.

Capt. Sekou Kinebrew told reporters that a bicycle officer reported at about 7:30 a.m. Monday that he saw a car driving erratically in south Philadelphia.

Police say an off-duty Philadelphia police officer shot a driver who appeared to be intentionally trying to run down people.

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UPDATE:

Via NBC Philadelphia:

An off-duty Philadelphia police officer shot a driver who struck a pedestrian and was apparently trying to run down other people along Broad Street in South Philadelphia Monday morning.

A bicycle officer saw a black Honda erratically driving down Broad Street and radioed it in around 7:30 a.m., Philadelphia Police Capt. Sekou Kinebrew said.

“This driver was apparently attempting to run people over,” Kinebrew said.

The driver then struck a man along at Broad and Bigler streets at Marconi Plaza, Kinebrew said. The force of the crash caused the pedestrian to go up onto the hood of the car and into the windshield.

An off-duty officer, who just happened to be in the area, heard the radio call and saw the commotion so the officer responded to the scene.

A “concerned citizen” had used his or her SUV to block the path of the Honda, which has Maryland tags, along Bigler Street when the off-duty officer arrived, Kinebrew said.

The off-duty officer approached the suspect, who is around 6-foot tall and weighs around 250 pounds, and the two began to fight, Kinebrew said.

During the struggle, the officer shot the man one time in the head, leaving him in critical condition, Kinebrew said.

The pedestrian that was struck by the car was listed in serious condition and was expected to survive his injuries, police said.