Police: Gunman Arrested Following Standoff in West Philly

A man engaged in a two-hour standoff against police in a West Philadelphia home Tuesday morning has been taken into custody, according to NBC-10.

The suspect, reportedly armed with an AK-47 rifle, barricaded himself in a home on the 4700 block of Melon Street, just south of Fairmount Avenue, shortly after 6 a.m. when police responded to a 911 call that reported screams coming from the house. His mother and grandmother were also in the house, possibly as hostages, police told reporters.

Students at the Middle Years Alternative School were evacuated as the response team used the school as a staging area for the standoff, NBC reports.

CBS Philly reports that the gunman has been taken into custody at approximately 8:15 a.m. with no reported injuries.