Crime & Safety
Maurice Hill Sentenced To 120-240 Years After Shooting 6 Philadelphia Police Officers In 2019 Standoff
About 30 officers fired their weapons during the shootout, CBS News Philadelphia reported at the time.
July 11, 2025
Maurice Hill — a man convicted of shooting six Philadelphia police officers during a 2019 standoff in Philadelphia's Nicetown-Tioga neighborhood — was sentenced Thursday to 120-240 years in state prison, District Attorney Larry Krasner's office confirmed.
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While officers were serving a narcotics warrant on Aug. 14, 2019 at a home on 15th Street near Erie Avenue, Hill fired a gun through a wall and struck the officers.
He then barricaded himself inside the home with a handgun and AR-15 rifle, leading to a standoff during which he fired dozens of rounds at officers, before ultimately surrendering after about seven hours.
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