Handcuffed Philadelphia man shoots himself
{{date|November 22, 2006}}

[[Image:PennCityHall.png|right|thumb|200px|Philadelphia skyline with William Penn atop town hall.]]

On Monday morning, a 26-year-old man named Oliver Neal was stopped in southern [[w:Philadelphia|Philadelphia]] by police, who took him into custody after finding four packets of cocaine in his possession.

According to a police statement, Mr. Neal shot himself in the back of the head while handcuffed in the back of a patrol car, and after having been searched for a weapon.  Neal was treated at the Hospital of the [[w:University of Pennsylvania|University of Pennsylvania]], with news reports listing his condition as critical or stable.

Neal's family held a press conference on Tuesday.  His father said, “He had his problems in the past, but that has no bearing on what occurred.”

Both Internal Affairs and a Philadelphia homicide team are investigating the shooting.

== Sources ==
*{{source|url=http://www.philly.com/mld/philly/16064242.htm
|title=Cops: Man shot self in cop car
|author=CHRISTINE OLLEY & SIMONE WEICHSELBAUM at philly.com
|pub=Philadelphia Daily News
|date=November 21, 2006}}
*{{source|url=http://www.philly.com/mld/philly/16064242.htm
|title=Parents want answers—They want to know how son could shoot self in cop car
|author=SIMONE WEICHSELBAUM at philly.com
|pub=Philadelphia Daily News
|date=November 22, 2006}}
*{{source|url=http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061121/ap_on_re_us/police_car_shooting_1
|title=Police: Handcuffed suspect shoots self
|author=AP
|pub=Yahoo! News
|date=November 20, 2006}}
*{{source|url=http://cbs3.com/topstories/local_story_324070653.html
|title=Handcuffed Man Shoots Self In Cop Car
|author=
|pub=KYW-TV
|date=November 20, 2006}}

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[[Category:Crime and law]]
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[[Category:University of Pennsylvania]]
Philadelphia skyline with William Penn atop town hall.

On Monday morning, a 26-year-old man named Oliver Neal was stopped in southern Philadelphia by police, who took him into custody after finding four packets of cocaine in his possession.

According to a police statement, Mr. Neal shot himself in the back of the head while handcuffed in the back of a patrol car, and after having been searched for a weapon.  Neal was treated at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, with news reports listing his condition as critical or stable.

Neal's family held a press conference on Tuesday.  His father said, “He had his problems in the past, but that has no bearing on what occurred.”

Both Internal Affairs and a Philadelphia homicide team are investigating the shooting.
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