As Philadelphia cops responded to the chaotic scene where a gunman allegedly shot some of their own, a crowd of neighbors jeered, shoved and even appeared to hurl objects at them, disturbing new video shows.
Video originally posted by Twitter user @BrookelynnML shows a group of officers converging on the scene where Maurice Hill, 36, was holed up in his home — where authorities had initially responded to serve a drug warrant.
As the officers try to weave their way through a crowd of onlookers, a woman can be seen saying something to an officer before shoving him.
Dozens more can be heard laughing at the cops, screaming and swearing — as others simply stand and film the scene on their phones.
At least one person can be seen throwing objects — though it’s not clear what — at the officers.
“Yelling, screaming, and throwing things at officers that have PROTECTED YOU for 4 hours during an active shooting? Classy,” the Twitter user wrote. “WTH is wrong with you?”
She posted the video around 8:30 p.m., hours before Hill ultimately surrendered to authorities after midnight.
CBS Philadelphia reporter Alexandria Hoff tweeted that she too was harassed as she covered the tense scene.
“I mentioned this at 10 and since I was harassed during that live shot, I’ll mention it here too,” Hoff wrote. “A major moment of disappointment this evening was watching a crowd of people taunt police officers, laughing and yelling at them in the midst of the gunfire.”
“I should add – 98% of people here on scene were respectful and concerned,” she said in a second tweet. “That moment was just such a startling thing to see in the middle of something so chaotic.”
SWAT teams and hostage negotiators were called to the scene, and three hostages, as well as two officers who were trapped in the home, ultimately were able to escape unscathed. Three other cops were rushed to Temple University Hospital and three more to Einstein Medical Center, all with non-life-threatening injuries, according to reports.
Hill surrendered to cops after officers were able to reach him by phone and tossed tear gas into the building.
It was not clear if he was injured in the melee.
No deaths were reported in the shootout.