Barricaded inside his home, surrounded by SWAT teams in an hourslong standoff in Philadelphia, the suspect called the one person he felt he could trust: His former defense attorney
His former defense attorney."Uncle, I need your help," Hill told Shaka Johnson, who told CNN that"Uncle" is a term of endearment he hears from many of his clients.Hill was looking for a way to end the standoff. He didn't want to die, Johnson said. And that eventually led to a four-way phone call that also included the Philadelphia district attorney and the police commissioner -- a call that ended only when Hill stepped out of his house with his hands up.
six police officers shot and wounded on that same day. You have a defense attorney on the phone, and then the man who feels like a rabid squirrel who's caged on the phone."So it was a very interesting dynamic, quite frankly. But the overall tenor of things was, we all three want you to come out safely and surrender yourself," Johnson said.Johnson said he reminded Hill that he is father to a baby girl and teenage boy and that he had to stay alive for their sakes.
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