Yesterday 6 Philadelphia police officers were shot while answering what was originally police responding to a narcotics call. The standoff between police and suspect Maurice Hill, who legally couldn't own a firearm, lasted over 7 hours and resulted in 6 officers wounded.
According to CBS Philly, over 30 officers had fired their weapons and many more were involved in securing and containing the multi-hour standoff. A standoff that was live-streamed over Facebook.
#Breaking Philly police report the shooter is livestreaming the shooting on Facebook.
— FOX 29 (@FOX29philly) August 14, 2019
Hill would eventually surrender to the police at midnight to end the standoff. No officers were fatally injured in the incident.
Now you would think that Philadelphians would be grateful to law enforcement who were making sure that no civilians were caught in the crossfire. With reports of officers putting themselves in harm's way to protect citizens. Unfortunately, video has emerged showing the officers responding to the shootout getting screamed at, harassed, and even having objects thrown at them.
Residents harass & throw objects at @PhillyPolice responding to active shooting
— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) August 15, 2019
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