Philadelphia Shooting: 6 Philadelphia Police Officers Shot During Gun Battle In Nicetown-Tioga Section

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PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — At least six Philadelphia police officers were shot during a gun battle in Philadelphia’s Nicetown-Tioga section and rushed to the hospital on Wednesday afternoon, authorities say. 

Two officers and three others who were trapped inside the home with the shooter were safely evacuated several hours after the standoff began. 

The gunman surrendered just after midnight.

“We have gone from a hostage situation to a barricade,” Philadelphia Police Commissioner Richard Ross said.

Ross said that the two officers and three others inside the home took fire during the incident.

All six officers wounded in the shooting have been released from the hospital. Another officer injured in a car crash on the way to the scene still remains hospitalized.

Sources tell CBS3 the suspect was live-streaming some of the shootout while he barricaded himself inside the home.

Ross said it was a miracle no officers were killed.

“It’s nothing short of a miracle that we don’t have multiple officers killed today,” the police commissioner said.

Police say officers were serving a narcotics warrant on the 3700 block of North 15th Street around 4:30 p.m. when the suspect opened fire. As police exchanged gunfire, officers escaped through windows and doors.

CBS3 reports 30 officers discharged their weapons during the shootout.

Two women and two children were escorted by SWAT and Philadelphia Police from the scene. They told CBS3 that they were inside the home on the second floor at the time of the shootout and that police saved them.

“I thank God for these cops,” one woman said.