Shooter in Custody After Wounding at Least 6 Philadelphia Police

Shooter in Custody After Wounding at Least 6 Philadelphia Police
Shooter in Custody After Wounding at Least 6 Philadelphia Police
Police urge people to leave the area as they investigate an active shooting situation on Aug. 14, 2019, in the Nicetown neighborhood of Philadelphia. Matt Rourke/AP
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A gunman who opened fire on police on Aug. 14 as they were serving a drug warrant in Philadelphia, wounding six officers and triggering a standoff that extended into the night, is in police custody, authorities said.

Philadelphia police Sgt. Eric Gripp said early Thursday morning that the man was taken into custody after an hourslong standoff with police.