Drugs, weapons convictions in Philly shooting suspect`s past
(World News USA)

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The criminal history of a man suspected of barricading himself inside a Philadelphia rowhome should have prevented him from legally owning the firepower he used Wednesday to wound six police officers in a standoff that carried deep into the night, authorities said. Maurice Hill, who authorities say had at least a semi-automatic rifle and a handgun when he opened fire on officers serving a drug warrant, has on his record multiple arrests in Philadelphia and adjacent Delaware County between 2001 and 2012, according to online records. He has convictions for an array of crimes that include assault, perjury, fleeing and eluding, escape and weapons offenses. Hill, 36, served...