Philly residents harass and throw objects at police

Video has emerged of a crowd taunting and throwing things at police throughout an eight-hour standoff where six officers were shot and two others were held hostage on Wednesday in Philadelphia, prompting President Donald Trump to declare the suspected shooter with an 'extensive rap sheet' should 'never been allowed on the streets.'



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.



On Thursday morning, 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 one open case dating back to a 2007 arrest, for which he is currently awaiting a pre-trail conference, according to records DailyMail.com obtained from the Pennsylvania court system.