Gunman pledging allegiance to Islamic State shoots Philly cop

Sorry, but you just don't hear about stories such as this one involving other religions.

From Philly.com:

Hours after he shot a Philadelphia police officer with a stolen police firearm Thursday night, Edward Archer confessed to investigators that he had acted "in the name of Islam," authorities said.

"I follow Allah. I pledge my allegiance to the Islamic State, and that's why I did what I did," Archer told detectives, according to Homicide Capt. James Clark.

Investigators are still working to determine whether the 30-year-old Yeadon man had any ties to terrorist groups or whether he had acted alone.

The wounded cop, Jesse Hartnett, is in critical but stable condition.