Philadelphia police shootings suspect surrenders after nightlong standoff

A suspect has been taken into custody after injuring six officers in a shootout in the US city of Philadelphia.

A gun battle broke out between police and a male shooter on Thursday evening.

The officers were serving a drugs warrant at a home in a Philadelphia neighbourhood when the gunman opened fire. he has since been identified as 36-year-old Maurice Hill.

A seven-hour stand-off ensued as police urged the gunman to surrender.

A video on social media purportedly shows the gunman leaving his apartment with his hands in the air.