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Breaking News VIDEO -Multiple Cops Shot in Philadelphia US

Philadelphia Shooting > At Least 6 Cops Shot ... Suspect is Barricaded in Home.

6 Philly Officers Shot During 'Active Firefight', 7th Officer Hurt

AP 14 AUG 2019


"It was like a war," a mother, who lives in the neighborhood, told NBC10. "Like the scenes that you see in war. The guns, the fire, the noise. It was like bombs going off simultaneously at a time where people are having dinner."


The gun battle's still active in the North Philly neighborhood of Nicetown-Tioga ... where dozens of cops can be seen taking cover while surrounding a home with at least 1 barricaded suspect. The attack was reportedly triggered after cops tried serving a warrant there.

A standoff continues in North Philadelphia Wednesday evening more than three hours after at least six Philadelphia police officers were shot during what officials called "an active firefight."


The shooting, in the city's Nicetown-Tioga section, prompted a massive response to the largely residential North Philadelphia neighborhood.

As of 8 p.m., two officers remained trapped inside a home where an ongoing shoot-out stretched into a third hour. Officials were attempting to communicate with the gunman and "imploring him to surrender," police said.

Gunfire initially erupted around 4:30 p.m. after narcotics officers served a warrant to a house near the corner of North 15th and West Butler streets, according to officials.

As officers rushed upstairs, a gunman waiting downstairs with an AK-47 fired shots through the ceiling. Police returned fire and a standoff ensued.

A seventh police officer responding to the scene was injured in a car accident at the nearby intersection of North Broad and West Cayuga streets. A pedestrian was also injured, police say.

All of the officers are expected to survive, officials said.

At least one suspect was taken into custody shortly after the firefight started, according to police.

Officers continue to battle with a second gunman, who remains barricaded inside a home as of 7 p.m.

"It was like a war - like a scene that you see in war," a woman who lives in the neighborhood told NBC10. "The guns, the fire, the noise - it was like bombs going off simultaneously at a time where people are having dinner."

Frantic calls from responding officers first came in around 4:30 p.m., according to audio obtained via Broadcastify.

"Officer calls for everything you got. SWAT, long gun," a law enforcement officer can be heard saying on the audio. "I got an officer shot."

The officers were seen crouching behind cars, blocking off surrounding streets and surrounding several nearby homes as the firefight unfolded.

Nearby, stunned families and neighbors gathered behind police tape. Several churches and a day care are in the immediate area.

The day care, Precious Babies Learning Academy, serves children as young as 8 weeks old. It was placed on on lock down while 80 children remained inside, according to owner Yvonne Thomas-Curry.

"It was reported that all the children are safe, however we still are asking the parents to not come near the scene," she said. "It still is dangerous. Children will remain in shelter in place and safe inside with their teachers."

As Thomas-Curry spoke to NBC10, the children were escorted out of the day care by police. They will be reunited with their families at a safe location.

Nicetown-Tioga is roughly 2 miles north of Temple University and about 4 miles north of Center City.

Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney, Police Commissioner Richard Ross, District Attorney Larry Krasner and U.S. Attorney William McSwain all arrived at the hospital shortly after injured officers were taken for medical treatment.

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf and President Donald Trump were also monitoring the developing situation.

A lockdown at Temple University's Health Sciences Center campus has been lifted.

The shooting caused major delays for SEPTA's bus and trolley services.

This story is developing. Check back for updates.


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