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.
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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.
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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
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