Nigger suspect accused of shooting 6 Philadelphia cops during standoff charged with attempted murder

[Dave Cross]

The man accused of shooting six Philadelphia police officers
during a seven-hour standoff on Wednesday has been charged with
attempted murder, authorities said.

Maurice Hill, 36, faces multiple counts of attempted murder,
assault on a law enforcement officer, aggravated assault and
reckless endangering, FOX 29 reported Saturday. Hill is being
held without bail and is scheduled to appear in court Sept. 5.

Hill began firing on officers on Wednesday as they were serving
a narcotics warrant, a situation which Philadelphia Police
Commissioner Richard Ross has said "went awry almost
immediately."

Police say Hill fired more than 100 rounds throughout the course
of the hours-long standoff, which ended early Thursday when Hill
surrendered after police deployed tear gas. Ross has expressed
amazement that the standoff ended with no deaths and no life-
threatening injuries

The six Philadelphia cops who were shot and wounded were taken
to area hospitals and later released Wednesday night.

Hill has an extensive criminal record that includes multiple
arrests in Philadelphia and adjacent Delaware County between
2001 and 2012, according to online records. His criminal
convictions include assault, perjury, fleeing and eluding,
escape and weapons offenses.

Hill served three stints in state prisons, with one of those
coming on account of a probation violation. He was also
sentenced to 55 months in federal prison over a pair of
convictions for being a felon in possession of firearms.

The suspect allegedly used a semi-automatic rifle and a handgun
during the shooting, weapons authorities say he should not have
been allowed to legally obtain due to his record.

The Philadelphia Inquirer reported that four other men were
charged with drug offenses in connection with the standoff; two
were trapped in the house along with the gunman and two
Philadelphia police officers.

The paper reported that Hill was arraigned via video conference.
He sat with arms crossed and head down, responding "I guess"
when asked whether he understood the charges.

"I am not an immediate danger," he said after a prosecutor
argued for denial of bail.

The shooting began around 4:30 p.m. Wednesday when Hill
allegedly opened fire on officers who were serving a warrant for
his arrest.

The officers had to quickly flee the spray of bullets by
escaping through windows and doors, Ross said.

Doorbell camera video captures the moment Philadelphia shooter
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Two officers remained trapped inside the house until about 9:30
p.m., along with three hostages. A SWAT team freed the officer
and others, but Hill remained inside.

Hill's lawyer, Shaka Johnson, said Hill called him during the
standoff asking for help surrendering. Johnson then called
Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner, and they patched
in both Hill and the police commissioner, according to Krasner.

Hill told Johnson he wanted to make it out alive to see his
newborn daughter and teenage son again. Krasner told the
Inquirer that when Hill asked what kind of punishment he would
face, the district attorney responded "25 years."

"Then he said 20 and I said OK," said Krasner, who explained to
the paper that this apparent agreement was "bulls--t from the
beginning."

"I would have gone roller skating with the man if that would
have gotten him out of there," joked Krasner, who added that the
suspect appeared to be intoxicated or under the influence of
prescription drugs during the standoff.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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