Philly Cop Shooter Identified: "Maurice Hill" - Has a Long Rap Sheet, Is Illegal Gun Owner -- Shot Six Police Officers -- SURRENDERS

UPDATE— Maurice Hill surrendered Wednesday night after shooting six police officers and a 7-hour-long standoff.

At least six police officers were shot on Wednesday afternoon in Philadelphia’s Nicetown-Tioga section.

The officers were taken to Temple University Hospital in an unknown condition.

At 7:30 PM ET — The shooter was still firing on Philly Police Officers.
https://twitter.com/PPDEricGripp/status/1161782038900477953

Officers are attempting to communicate with the shooter.
https://twitter.com/PPDEricGripp/status/1161776258818150401

The shooter livestreamed his shooting on Facebook.
He has been identified as Maurice Hill, 36.
He has a long police record.

Police sources identified the shooter in a standoff at a Nicetown apartment building that left six police officers injured as Maurice Hill, 36 — a Philadelphia man with a lengthy history of gun convictions and of resisting attempts to bring him to justice. https://t.co/pWxf7kAuGf

— The Philadelphia Inquirer (@PhillyInquirer) August 15, 2019

An active shooter in a Shootout with Police livestreaming on Facebook in the Philly neighbourhood of “Nicetown”? And they said America doesn't have a gun problem — Several officers injured in shooting in Philadelphia https://t.co/JoKHiXa8fR

— Jordan Roca (@JRoc23) August 14, 2019