Homicide suspect surrenders to police after brief standoff in Hunting Park, police say
Police say a man wanted for homicide barricaded himself inside a home in Hunting Park on Thursday.
HUNTING PARK - A homicide suspect is in custody after police say the man barricaded himself inside a home Thursday afternoon in Hunting Park,
Officers from the Philadelphia Police Department responded to the 3800 block of North 7th Street just before 4 p.m.
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Police said at least two people were inside the home with the suspect who was said to be "armed and dangerous."
About an hour after the standoff began, police reported that the man surrendered without incident.
Authorities did not provide information on what homicide the suspect is believed to be connected to.
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