Philadelphia school safety officer critical after being shot near Penn's Landing

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- A Philadelphia school safety officer is hospitalized after being shot multiple times near Penn's Landing.

It happened around 1:45 a.m. on the 300 block of Columbus Boulevard.

Police say upon arrival they found the 68-year-old male victim inside a vehicle that crashed into a tree, he was suffering from multiple gunshot wounds to the body.

He was transported to Jefferson University Hospital, where he was placed in critical but stable condition.

Philadelphia Police believe the incident may have stemmed from a road rage incident between two drivers on I-95.

Detectives tell Action News one of those drivers pulled off the highway, and reported the incident to the officer who was on duty in a marked vehicle.

That's when the other driver came up and shot the officer multiple times.

Police say the two offender males were driving a Hyundai SUV.

No arrests have been made.

Police continue to investigate.