Barricaded suspect dead after exchange of gunfire with Philly officers

Friday, November 27, 2020
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- A shooting suspect who was barricaded inside a Philadelphia home on Friday night has died, Action News has learned.

The incident started around 8 p.m. when a 38-year-old man was shot around 8 p.m. on the 1500 block of South Taney Street.
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Police say the victim was shot in the face and later died at the hospital.

The male suspect then allegedly fled and barricaded himself inside a home on the 3500 block of Wharton Street. Police say the suspect fired shots at the officers and they returned fire.
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The suspect was pronounced dead sometime after 10 p.m. It's not clear at this point if that exchange of gunfire led to his death.
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