Officer John Pawlowski, 25, was shot in killed in the line of duty on the evening of February 13, 2009 in front of the Olney Transportation Center on North Broad Street. (Photo from Philadelphia Police Department handout)

Woke up this morning to the awful news that a 25-year-old police officer, John Pawlowski was shot and killed last night near Broad and Olney.   He and a partner were responding to a call from a cab driver who was being threatened by an armed man.  When the two officers told the man to remove his hands from his pockets, he fired a shot through his coat and then fired several more.  Pawlowski’s partner returned fire and critically wounded the suspect.

Here’s a round up of all the latest news on this:

Philly Confidential (Daily News): Philadelphia police officer shot dead in Logan

Daily News: Cop fatally shot in Logan

Inquirer: Philadelphia officer shot, killed

KYW 1060: Officer Shot Dead in Olney Gunfight

6abc: Philadelphia police officer shot and killed

CBS 3: Police Officer Shot, Killed In Olney

NBC 10: Slain Officer Was Newlywed, Expecting 1st Child

Twitter: See some reactions from around Philly and the country as the news broke.

Pawlowski was the seventh Philadelphia police officer to be killed in the line of duty since May 2006.  Your thoughts and comments are welcome but I hope that as a community we can come together to discuss solutions without falling into the trap of indulging our basest fears and prejudices.  Is there anything that you and I, and the community, can do to end this?