Shooting of Jesse Hartnett
| Part of terrorism in the United States | |
| Date | January 7, 2016 |
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| Time | c. 11:40 p.m. (EST) |
| Location | 60th Street and Spruce Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 39°57′26″N 75°14′31″W / 39.957123°N 75.241889°W |
| Participants | Jesse Hartnett, Edward Archer |
| Non-fatal injuries | 2 (Hartnett and the suspect) |
| Convicted | Edward Archer |
| Charges |
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In the late evening of January 7, 2016, in a sudden attack with no precipitating event, Edward Archer rushed towards and shot Philadelphia police officer Jesse Hartnett while he drove his patrol car, inserting the gun into the window of the car and firing at point blank range. Despite being shot multiple times in the left arm, Hartnett was able to exit his car and shoot the fleeing suspect. Later in the hospital, Archer claimed he pledged allegiance to ISIS. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) investigated the shooting as a terrorist attack.
The case is widely cited in scholarly work on lone wolf terrorism, as in example of an individual who carries out an act of terrorism without having had actual contact with terrorist groups or individuals.
Archer was convicted of the attempted murder of Officer Hartnett in January 2018. He was sentenced to between 48.5 and 97 years behind bars.