PHILADELPHIA -- The two suspects taken into custody following the fatal shooting of a city police officer on Thursday are brothers known to police and will face murder charges, according to police and media reports.

The two were identified late Friday morning as 24-year-old Ramone Williams, who has an assault record, and 29-year-old Carlton Hipps, who has been arrested six times previously, according to reports.

"When you look at the actions of the officer, I think he redefines what a hero is all about," Philadelphia police Commissioner Charles Ramsey said Friday of slain officer Robert Wilson III.

Wilson was weaving and moving to take aim at the suspects firing at him while customers were in the store, Ramsey said -- an example of "the courage and tenancity this officer had."

The shooting took place inside a GameStop near 21st Street and Lehigh Avenue, in northwest Philadelphia. A search of a residence following the incident turned up an AK-47, philly.com adds. One of the two semi-automatic weapons recovered at the scene had an extended clip, police said, and both were bought "on the street," according to statements made by the suspects.

Wilson, 30, an eight-year veteran on the force serving in the city's 22nd district, was shot multiple times inside the GameStop around 4:45 p.m. He was inside the store to buy a game for his 9-year-old son, whose birthday is Monday, as a reward for good grades.

The suspects allegedly intended on robbing the store but when they entered, Wilson was at the counter. One of the suspects later told police that they did not see the squad car parked outside. The officer suffered gunshots to his body and head, the latter a clearly fatal wound, Ramsey said.

Hipps was hit in the leg; Williams was arrested after the exchange of gunfire with Wilson's partner, who was outside the store at the time. Williams allegedly attempted to blend in with customers at the store following the shooting.

More than 50 shots were fired during the incident, police said during a press conference Friday. Additional attempted murder charges were lodged against the two as a result of the exchange of gunfire with Wilson's partner. Five or six patrons were inside the store at the time of the shooting, police said.

Wilson was transported to Temple University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 6:25 p.m.

"I knew him, had met him. He was one of the best police officers this city has to offer, period," Ramsey said at a news conference held Thursday evening.

"It was absolutely incredible what this officer was able to do," Ramsey said of Wilsons' actions during the shooting, which were captured on surveillance camera video.

Wilson, who also leaves behind a 1-year-old child, was part of a recent pilot program in which officers wore body cameras. He did not have one on at the time of the shooting, Ramsey said Friday.

The last Philadelphia police officer to be killed was 40-year-old Moses Walker Jr., who was gunned down while off duty in August 2012. Rafel Jones, 25, charged in the fatal robbery try, was to be sentenced Friday morning, NBC10 reports.

A press conference scheduled for Friday morning on a report assessing the use of deadly force in the Philadelphia Police Department was rescheduled, officials confirmed.

The report details a plan of action for reform at the Philadelphia Police Department. An assessment of policies, training, and operations regarding use of force -- taking into account national standards, best practices, current and emerging research and community expectations -- were to be addressed.

Mayor Michael Nutter and Ramsey were scheduled to attend the event at the U.S. Attorney's Office, in Center City, Philadelphia.

Brothers Carlton Hipps & Ramone Williams charged with shooting & killing Phila Police Ofc Robert Wilson. pic.twitter.com/5JeYbz4ZRI — Todd Quinones (@ToddQuinones) March 6, 2015

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