Philadelphia police searching for women who allegedly assaulted off-duty officer and stole his gun

One man has been arrested and police are still looking for a group of women allegedly involved in attacking an off-duty police officer and stealing his gun.

The assault and robbery of the officer's personal firearm happened around 7 a.m. Sunday in the 2100 block of West Oxford Street, police told FOX 29. 

The local station reported that the officer had disarmed his assailant while the two were engaged in a struggle and shot at him in self-defense, although it was unknown if the suspect was hit.