Police: Man arrested did not shoot at officers

LOGAN - November 16, 2011 (WPVI) -- Police say a man taken into custody for opening fire on officers Wednesday morning in Philadelphia's Logan section is not the suspect.

Shots rang out just before 6:00 a.m. near the 300 block of E. Elwood Street.

Police say a total of three bullets were shot at officers. Luckily, no one was hit.

The suspect fled on foot near Elwood Street and Stenton Avenue. Officers stopped traffic from Germantown Avenue to Stenton Avenue as they searched for the suspect.

SWAT teams and K-9 units were called to the scene to assist the search.

A man was found and arrested. However, on Wednesday night, police say the man was not the one who shot at the officers.

Northwest Detectives is currently pursuing several leads to identify the offender.

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