PHILADELPHIA — Thousands of law enforcement officers from across the country gathered in Philadelphia on Tuesday to remember Shane Seiber, the officer who was fatally shot in the line of duty on Oct. 10. Prosecutors allege that an armed man opened fire on Seiber and his partner.
During the funeral at the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul, Philadelphia Police Commissioner Kevin J. Bethel announced that Seiber had been posthumously promoted to sergeant.
Seiber spent 10 years with the Philadelphia Police Department after serving a decade in the U.S. Air Force, including two deployments to Iraq.
Police officers from Pennsylvania and several other states filled the memorial service as they came to honor the fallen officer.
Members of law enforcement escort the casket of fallen Philadelphia Police Officer Shane Seiber into the Cathedral Basilica in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on Tuesday, October 20, 2026. (Kyle Mazza/CNP for News Media)
Seiber and his partner had been dispatched to West Philadelphia after reports of a man brandishing a firearm. Prosecutors say Eric Lewis confronted the officers from behind, asking why they were at his home.
Shane Seiber, a 40-year-old father of two and Air Force veteran, served with the Philadelphia Police Department for a decade before his death. (Philadelphia Police Department)
A verbal dispute reportedly escalated into a physical confrontation before Lewis allegedly fired. Seiber was struck three times, while his partner was hit 12 times. Lewis was taken into custody following a standoff with SWAT officers. Authorities allege he had two handguns — including one taken from the officers — as well as a shotgun.
Philadelphia law enforcement officers escort the casket of fallen Officer Shane Seiber into the Cathedral Basilica in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, on Tuesday, October 20, 2026. (Kyle Mazza/CNP for News Media)
FOX 29 Philadelphia reported that Seiber’s partner was Officer Hector Rodriguez III, a 33-year-old father of five. Rodriguez survived the shooting.
Officers escort the casket of Philadelphia Police Officer Shane Seiber from the Cathedral Basilica in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on Tuesday, October 20, 2026. (Kyle Mazza/CNP for News Media)
Members of the Philadelphia Prison Guard Honor Guard stand outside the Cathedral Basilica during services honoring fallen Philadelphia Police Officer Shane Seiber in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on Tuesday, October 20, 2026. (Kyle Mazza/CNP for News Media)
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Lewis, 35, was previously acquitted in a separate murder trial, Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner said. Krasner described the earlier case as the result of a “deeply flawed” investigation.
A Bucks County sheriff’s deputy mourns outside the Cathedral Basilica as law enforcement officers gather to honor fallen Philadelphia Police Officer Shane Seiber in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on Tuesday, October 20, 2026. (Kyle Mazza/CNP for News Media)
Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle L. Parker used her eulogy Tuesday to announce an annual public-service internship program in Seiber’s memory. She remembered him as “a giant of a man” and “clearly a gentleman of the first class.”
New Jersey State Police officers gather outside the Cathedral Basilica to honor fallen Philadelphia Police Officer Shane Seiber in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on Tuesday, October 20, 2026. (Kyle Mazza/CNP for News Media)
Parker also highlighted Seiber’s previous military service, noting that he spent 10 years in the Air Force and completed two tours in Iraq before becoming a Philadelphia police officer.
Law enforcement officers attend the public viewing for Philadelphia Police Officer Shane Seiber at the Cathedral Basilica in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on Tuesday, October 20, 2026. (Kyle Mazza/CNP for News Media)
Members of the West Chester Police Honor Guard gather outside the Cathedral Basilica to honor fallen Philadelphia Police Officer Shane Seiber in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on Tuesday, October 20, 2026. Seiber was remembered during funeral services after being killed in the line of duty. (Kyle Mazza/CNP for News Media)
Seiber is survived by his wife, Lisa, and their two children, Finn, 7, and Emily, 3.
East Brunswick, New Jersey, officers gather outside Cathedral Basilica to honor the life of the late Philadelphia Police Officer Shane Seiber in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on Tuesday, October 20, 2026. Police Officer Shane Seiber will be remembered at a funeral service after being killed in the line of duty. (Kyle Mazza/CNP for News Media)
The casket of the late Philadelphia Police Officer Shane Seiber is escorted into Cathedral Basilica in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on Tuesday, October 20, 2026. (Kyle Mazza/CNP for News Media)