A suspect has been arrested after he barricaded himself for hours in a North Philadelphia home in a shooting standoff that left six officers wounded, police say
"Suspect is in custody.
is still clearing the house," Philadelphia Police Sgt. Eric Gripp tweeted early Thursday. The shooting started at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday and was followed by a standoff that lasted nearly eight hours.Two officers and three others who had been trapped inside the row house were evacuated by a team a few hours before the standoff ended, Philadelphia Police Commissioner Richard Ross Jr. told reporters. "They were able to use stealth to do it," he said, adding he didn't think the shooter was aware of the rescue mission. Read MoreBefore the standoff ended, negotiators had been trying to communicate with the shooter, but the gunman was only picking up the phone without answering, Ross said at one news conference.
members, said Greg Argos, a reporter for KYW.The KYW reporter described the women as"visibly upset, crying, as they were escorted down the street."One woman said of the officers:"They kept us safe the whole time, the whole time, they kept us safe."At different times, Gripp asked media helicopters to clear the area and for people to not fly drones.President Donald Trump was briefed on the shooting, deputy White House press secretary Hogan Gidley said.
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