Trump: Philly shooter ‘should never have been allowed to be on the streets’

President Trump said Thursday that the suspect in the shooting of six police officers during a Philadelphia standoff should “never have been allowed to be on the streets.”

The suspect, identified as Maurice Hill, 36, has a long record of gun-related convictions and of attempting to evade arrest, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported. He is now in custody.

“The Philadelphia shooter should never have been allowed to be on the streets,” Trump tweeted Thursday morning. “He had a long and very dangerous criminal record. Looked like he was having a good time after his capture, and after wounding so many police. Long sentence – must get tougher on street crime.”

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