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Suspected Gunman In Custody After 6 Philadelphia Officers Shot

PHILADELPHIA (CBS News) -- A suspect is in custody in Philadelphia after an hours-long standoff and shootout that left six officers shot and another injured in a related vehicle crash, authorities said.

Two officers and three other people who had been trapped in the building with the shooter were freed after several hours.

The suspect's identity has not yet been released.

Police had initially responded around 5 p.m. on a narcotics warrant and things "went awry almost immediately," Commissioner Richard Ross said.

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