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Montco shooting: Man believed to have shot 5 people barricaded in home outside Philadelphia Montco shooting: 6 people dead and suspected gunman Bradley William Stone on the loose
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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. Six people are dead and one has been wounded in shootings in several homes and the suspect remains on the loose, officials in the US say.
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. District Attorney Risa Vetri Ferman identified the suspect in the as 35-year-old Bradley William Stone. She says all of the victims have a “familial relationship” to Stone.
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. Police officers have converged on a home in Pennsburg, about 30 miles northwest of Philadelphia. They are using a megaphone to try to persuade Stone to surrender.
SWAT teams with armored vehicles and rifles focused on a home on a block of brick-faced houses. “Bradley, this is the police department!” an officer yelled. “Come to the front door with your hands up. You're under arrest.”
Officials are referring questions to the district attorney's office, which did not immediately return messages left by The Associated Press. Ms Ferman says Stone is known to use a cane or walker to assist him and was likely to be wearing military fatigues.
Police Chief Tim Dickinson said officers saw movement in the home but were unsure if it was the suspect. The shootings occurred at homes in Harleysville, Lansdale and Souderton, three towns that are within a few miles of each other.
Officials from several school districts have ordered their students and staff to shelter in place. Neighbours at the first shooting scene in Harleysville said they awoke around 4 am to the sounds of breaking glass and gunshots.
Additional reporting by AP One, Evon Weron, said the suspect is a former member of the military and that the first victim was his ex-wife. He told the Lansdale Reporter the couple had been fighting over custody of children.
Police with armoured vehicles and rifles flocked to Pennsburg after spending several hours at the Souderton home where several victims were found.
Several school districts ordered students and teachers to shelter in place.
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