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Suspect ID'd In 14-Hour Philly Standoff That Ended With Gunfight Suspect ID'd In 14-Hour Philly Standoff That Ended With Gunfight
Suspect ID'd In 14-Hour Philly Standoff That Ended With Gunfight Philadelphia authorities have released new information on the 14-hour armed barricade situation that ended with an exchange of gunfire in Germantown on Saturday evening.  City police were called to the 400 block of W. Bringhurst Street just after 4 p.m. on April 29, Daily Voice has reported. Soon after, police heard one shot, left the house, set up a perimeter, and declared a barricade. The suspect, who police now identify as 65-year-old Steve Robbins, spoke at length with a Hostage Negotiator Detective by phone and through a PA system on a SWAT team vehicle, according t…

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by Mac Bullock
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Gunman Killed After Firing At Philadelphia Officer Serving Warrant: Authorities Gunman Killed After Firing At Philadelphia Officer Serving Warrant: Authorities
Gunman Killed After Firing At Philadelphia Officer Serving Warrant: Authorities A 44-year-old man who shot at a Philadelphia police officer serving a warrant was killed when the officer returned fire, authorities said. Officer Scratchard went to a home on the 1900 block of South Bancroft Street to serve a warrant on aggravated assault and firearms violations Tuesday around 6:25 p.m., Philadelphia police said. As Officer Scratchard and SWAT officers announced their arrival, Vicenzo Rudi was waiting in a doorway inside the garage, armed with a gun, police said. Scratchard urged Rudi to put his gun down, but Rudi ended up firing multiple shots in the officer's …

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by Nicole Acosta