
Suspected gunman Maurice Hill, 36, was taken into custody by a SWAT team on Wednesday, emerging with his hands in the air after authorities shot tear gas into the Philadelphia home where the gunshots that struck six officers came from

Video has emerged of a crowd taunting and throwing projectiles at police during an eight-hour standoff on Wednesday in Philadelphia during which six officers were shot and two others were held hostage.

The suspect, Maurice Hill, 36, was taken into custody by a SWAT team, emerging with his hands in the air after the authorities shot tear gas into the home where the gunshots were coming from, police source Eric Gripp said.

Harrowing footage of the onslaught of AK-47 gunfire was captured by home surveillance camera across the street from the assault, as police also endure abuse from the bystanders who cheered on the suspect, while Hill was apparently uninjured in the standoff.

On Thursday morning, President Donald Trump tweeted: 'The Philadelphia shooter should never have been allowed to be on the streets. He had a long and very dangerous criminal record. Looked like he was having a good time after his capture, and after wounding so many police. Long sentence - must get much tougher on street crime!'

Hill's criminal record prior to Wednesday's shooting shows several weapons charges from 2001 as well as one open case dating back to a 2007 arrest, for which he is currently awaiting a pre-trial conference, according to records DailyMail.com obtained from the Pennsylvania court system.

In a press conference on Thursday, Pennsylvania state and local officials along with one of the state's US Senator and a US representative called on Congress to act to get 'weapons of war' like assault-style rifles off the streets, as US Attorney William M. McSwain placed blame on 'a new culture of disrespect for law enforcement promoted and championed by' City of Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner.

The incident follows a string of mass shootings in California, Texas and Ohio in which gunmen used semi-automatic rifles.

Shocking video and photos show crowds taunting cops and throwing things at them as they were responding to the shooter

Shocking video and photos show crowds taunting cops and throwing things at them as they were responding to the shooter.

People can be seen shouting in the faces of police and lunging at officers stationed at the edge of the active shooting scene as they try to keep people away from the gunfire.

One photo shows the people gathered outside a Philadelphia home as the police battled the AK-47 wielding gunman.

'A major moment of disappointment this evening was watching a crowd of people taunt police officers, laughing and yelling at them in the midst of the gunfire,' tweeted CBS3 reporter Alexandria Hoff early on Thursday morning.

US Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania McSwain placed blame on the City's prosecutore. McSwain said in a statement released on Thursday: 'There is a new culture of disrespect for law enforcement in this City that is promoted and championed by District Attorney Larry Krasner – and I am fed up with it.'

McSwain continued: 'It started with chants at the DA’s victory party – chants of "F*** the police" and "No good cops in a racist system."

'We’ve now endured over a year and a half of the worst kinds of slander against law enforcement – the DA routinely calls police and prosecutors corrupt and racist, even "war criminals" that he compares to Nazis.

'This vile rhetoric puts our police in danger. It disgraces the Office of the District Attorney. And it harms the good people in the City of Philadelphia and rewards the wicked.'

Video shows a crowd surrounding officers as they try to contain the scene near the active shooting on Wednesday in Philadelphia

Police officers direct citizens to move back further from the scene of a shooting on Wednesday in Philadelphia

People get into a dispute with the cops just outside the crime scene of a police standoff on North 15th Street in Philadelphia on Wednesday

A woman is seen shouting at police officers near the scene of an active shooting on Wednesday in Philadelphia

Police stop a man from crossing the crime scene tape near an ongoing police standoff where six officers were shot on Wednesday

Police officers gather for crowd control as a shooting is investigated on Wednesday

People are shown gathered outside a Philadelphia home as the police battled the AK-47 wielding gunman

A man reacts after being sprayed with pepper spray by a police officer near a residence during the active shooting in Philadelphia on Wednesday

Police clash with bystanders at the intersection of 15th Street and W Pacific Street, just one block away from where a suspect shot six officers on Wednesday

McSwain went on to bring up Hill's extensive criminal record, noting that he is 'a previously convicted felon with a long rap sheet.'

McSwain said: 'We have plenty of criminal laws in this City – but what we don’t have is robust enforcement by the District Attorney. Instead, among other things, we have diversionary programs for gun offenses, the routine downgrading of charges for violent crime, and entire sections of the criminal code that are ignored.'

Dating back to an arrest from 2001, Hill had previously been found guilty of possession of a firearm by a person who has been convicted of a crime of violence (confinement and probation), possession of a firearm with an altered serial number, altering or obliterating marks of identification on a firearm, carrying firearms in a public street or place, and carrying firearms without a license.

In his open case stemming from a 2007 arrest, Hill has unresolved charges include one count each of burglary, criminal trespass, escape or failure to return after temporary period of leave, illegal taunting of a police animal, and resisting arrest.

His most recent guilty plea was entered in 2012, where he received a sentence of probation for perjury.

Along with Hill's previous convictions and guilty pleas, there are also dozens of charges that were declined to be prosecuted, including many illegal possession of firearms charges as well as burglary, aggravated assault, manufacture of a controlled substance, use or possession of drug paraphernalia, reckless endangerment of another person.

US Senator for Pennsylvania Bob Casey called on his colleagues in Washington, DC, to 'finally, at long last' put in place 'a ban on military-style assault weapons which are weapons of war that should not be on our streets.'

US Representative for Pennsylvania's 3rd congressional district Dwight Evans said: 'It’s unfortunate that we come together under these circumstances,' and 'enough is enough.'

Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf called for action from Congress to get firearms 'out of the hands of criminals' during a press conference on Thursday. 'This has to stop,' he said.

Mayor Jim Kenney, who also called for gun control, noted what happened on Wednesday in Philadelphia has become a 'devastating reality for many Americans today.'

'As I said last night, our officers need help,' Kenney said, before urging members of the federal government to 'step up or step aside.'

Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf (pictured at the podium) called for action from Congress to get firearms 'out of the hands of criminals' during a press conference on Thursday. 'This has to stop,' he said

Mayor Jim Kenney (left), who also called for gun control, noted what happened on Wednesday in Philadelphia has become a 'devastating reality for many Americans today.' US Senator for Pennsylvania Bob Casey (right) called on his colleagues in Washington, DC, to 'finally, at long last' put in place 'a ban on military-style assault weapons which are weapons of war that should not be on our streets'

That sentiment was echoed by Philadelphia City Council President Darrell Clarke and Councilmember Cindy Bass, who urged the city to come together in the face of continued violence.

'There are too many weapons on the streets,' Clarke stated. Bass added: 'The amount of trauma inflicted on this community last night is absolutely unacceptable.'

Authorities said the shooting began at around 4.30pm, along the 3700 block of North 15th Street on Wednesday.

Officers went to a home in a north Philadelphia neighborhood to serve a narcotics warrant in an operation 'that went awry almost immediately,' Philadelphia Police Commissioner Richard Ross said.

Authorities initially took one suspect into custody after he was arrested inside the same residence while officers executed the warrant.

In the process of attempting to fully execute the warrant, a couple of cops ran upstairs but didn't realize the gunman was waiting downstairs.

Hill allegedly fired an AK-47 through the ceiling, prompting the officers to fire back.

The shooter was moving up and down the interior stairs in the building, shooting into the ceiling and outside the home.

According to CBS 3, Hill (pictured), who has a lengthy history of gun convictions, was not injured during the standoff

On Thursday morning, President Donald Trump tweeted: 'The Philadelphia shooter should never have been allowed to be on the streets. He had a long and very dangerous criminal record. Looked like he was having a good time after his capture, and after wounding so many police. Long sentence - must get much tougher on street crime!'

Hill was taken into custody by a SWAT team, emerging with his hands in the air after the authorities shot tear gas into the home where the gunshots were coming from

The situation started unfolding along the 3700 block of North 15th Street (area pictured) on Wednesday afternoon

'Many of them had to escape through windows and doors to escape from a barrage of bullets,' Commissioner Ross said during an initial news conference Wednesday evening.

Local reports described 'rapid fire' that took place almost every 30-40 minutes.

'It's nothing short of a miracle that we don't have multiple officers killed today,' Ross said on Wednesday.

Two other officers who were trapped inside the house for about five hours after the shooting broke out were freed by a SWAT team shortly after 9.30pm.

About 30 minutes later, three people that officers had taken into custody in the house before the shooting started were also safely evacuated.

Reflecting on the incident during a news conference on Thursday, Ross said: 'That was an incident unlike anything I’ve ever seen in my 30 years.'

Ross called the encounter 'absolutely unnerving' as he commended the officers who were held captive inside the building. 'One of the things that I’m just amazed by is the ability of those two officers to remain calm for as long as they did – for hours,' he said.

One of the six injured officers, a father-of-two, suffered a graze wound to the head. Two other officers were also injured in a car accident while responding to the shooting.

All of the officers were either transported to Temple University Hospital or Einstein Medical Center, and have been released, Gripp said.

When officers tried to issue a warrant against Hill, a couple of cops ran upstairs inside the home but didn't realize the gunman was waiting downstairs. The gunman reportedly fired an AK-47 through the ceiling, prompting the officers to fire back. Officers are seen taking cover during the shooting

Philadelphia [police said the six officers shot did not have life-threatening injuries. One of the officers, a father-of-two, was shot in the head, but the bullet grazed him and he's expected to survive. Paramedics roll a stretcher near the scene

At the time of negotiations, Ross said the officers were 'trying to get him [gunman] to come out peacefully, but he is refusing to do so'.

Police called the man's phone, talked with him on a bullhorn and involved a family member in the negotiations, Ross said, adding that 'we are doing everything in our power to get him to come out'.

'There's no indication that he's trying to surrender,' Ross said Wednesday evening.

Between 6.20pm and 7.15pm no other shots were heard in the area. By 7.30pm another round of shots were fired. The standoff ended up stretching into nearly eight hours.

Hill's lawyer Shaka Johnson said the suspect called him at around 8.30pm.

'Maurice called me in a panic, obviously. He did not want this to end violently and he really was sort of taking an opportunity to speak his peace. I told him "You gotta surrender, man,"' Johnson told the news station.

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives said numerous agents assisted Philadelphia police during the situation.

To make matters even more difficult for officers, darkness fell and forecasters issued a flash flood warning for the area around 9pm. Thunderstorms moved through Philadelphia until at least 11pm.

Mayor Jim Kenney and District Attorney Larry Krasner arrived at Temple hospital shortly after the injured officers were transported there.

During Wednesday evening's press conference, Kenney spoke to reporters and said: 'I'm a little bit angry about someone having all that weaponry and all that firepower, but we'll get to that another day.'

Kenney said he was able to speak to the injured officers and said they 'are in good spirits'.

'Our concern right now is for them and their families,' Kenney said.

Pennsylvania Gov Tom Wolf and Attorney General William Barr were also briefed on the standoff.

Presidential candidate Joe Biden tweeted about the incident Wednesday evening.

'@DrBiden and I send our prayers to the police officers injured today in Philadelphia, and to their families who wake up every day knowing that their loved ones are walking into harm's way when they put on the badge.

'We're grateful for the selfless work they do to keep us safe,' he added.

The Philadelphia Phillies tweeted: 'Our thoughts are with the members of @PhillyPolice injured today and everyone working to resolve the situation currently happening in North Philadelphia.'

During the active shooter situation, footage from ABC6 showed officers lining the street and surrounding a building with their guns drawn as the gunman fired shots at police.

Officers could be seen crouching behind police vehicles on the blocked off street. Multiple officers took cover alongside a building as the gunman continued to fire at them.

Authorities evacuated people from their homes and nearby businesses as they attempted to take control over the situation. There were no reports of civilians being injured by gunfire.

About 80 children were inside nearby daycare, Precious Babies Learning Academy, but they were safely evacuated from the center at 7.20pm.

Police officers were seen holding the children's hands and carrying some of the smaller children.

The children's ages range from 6 weeks old to 10 years old.

A community meeting is planned for the city of Philadelphia on Saturday, in an en effort to inform, empower and encourage the 'community to do more,' Councilmember Bass said on Thursday.

Philadelphia shooting suspect Maurice Hill's criminal record Arrest date: July 18, 2012 - Status: Guilty plea November 28, 2012 Charges and Sentencing: Perjury (probation) Arrest date: January 16, 2009 - Status: Guilty plea June 1, 2011 Charges and Sentencing: Felony aggravated assault (confinement) Disposed of at lower court: Attempted murder, felony possession of a firearm by a person not to be in possession of a firearm, felony possession of a firearm without a license, possession of a firearm in public Arrest date: September 21, 2007 - Status: Awaiting pre-trial conference Charges: One count each of burglary, criminal trespass, escape or failure to return after temporary period of leave, illegal taunting of a police animal, resisting arrest Arrest date: September 21, 2007 - Status: Guilty plea June 17, 2008 Charges and Sentencing: Felony criminal trespass (probation), escape or failure to return after temporary period of leave (confinement), Fleeing or attempting to allude an officer (confinement), Driving under the influence of a controlled substance - first offense (confinement), resisting arrest (confinement) Arrest date: March 26, 2002 - Status: Guilty plea September 8, 2003 Charges and Sentencing: Manufacture, delivery or possession of a controlled substance with intent to manufacture or deliver (confinement), criminal conspiracy (confinement) Arrest date: September 22, 2001 - Status: Found guilty October 30, 2002 Charges and Sentencing: Possession of a firearm by a person who has been convicted of a crime of violence (confinement and probation), Possession of a firearm with an altered serial number, Altering or obliterating marks of identification on a firearm, Carrying firearms in a public street or place, Carrying firearms without a license During this time, there are also dozens of charges that were declined to be prosecuted, including many illegal possession of firearms charges as well as burglary, aggravated assault, manufacture of a controlled substance, use or possession of drug paraphernalia, reckless endangerment of another person. Source: Pennsylvania Court System records Advertisement