The phenomenon known as “suicide by cop” has taken center stage at the trial of a Philadelphia man accused of attempting to kill an Abington police officer during a domestic disturbance.

Leon Pedro Bailado, through his lawyer Gabriel Z. Levin, argued to a Montgomery County jury that he didn’t fire a .45-caliber handgun with the intent to kill Abington Police Officer Robert Davis, but instead wanted police to shoot and kill him.

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