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Montco shooting: Man believed to have shot 5 people barricaded in home outside Philadelphia | Montco shooting: Man believed to have shot 5 people barricaded in home outside Philadelphia |
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Police are surrounding a home outside the US city of Philadelphia, where a man suspected of killing five people at separate homes is believed to have barricaded himself. | |
Police told broadcaster WPVI-TV that the man is suspected of killing five people on Monday morning at three different residential properties northwest of Philadelphia. | |
The is currently holed up in a home in Souderton, where police say two people were killed, police said. The force added that the man is also suspected of killing three other people at different locations. | |
SWAT teams with armored vehicles and rifles focused on a home on a block of brick-faced houses. | |
Officials are referring questions to the district attorney's office, which did not immediately return messages left by The Associated Press. | Officials are referring questions to the district attorney's office, which did not immediately return messages left by The Associated Press. |
Police Chief Tim Dickinson said officers saw movement in the home but were unsure if it was the suspect. | |
Officials from several school districts have ordered their students and staff to shelter in place. | |
Additional reporting by AP |