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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 multiple homes is believed to have barricaded himself. 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 homes northwest of Philadelphia. 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 television station reports the man is holed up in a Souderton home where police say two people were killed. Police say the man is also suspected of killing three other people at different locations. 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.
The local school district, citing police activity in the area, has ordered students and teachers to shelter in place until further notice. Police Chief Tim Dickinson said officers saw movement in the home but were unsure if it was the suspect.
More to follow Officials from several school districts have ordered their students and staff to shelter in place.
Additional reporting by AP