WATCH: Philadelphia mayor issues plea for change to gun laws following shooting

Six police officers were wounded in a shooting in Philadelphia on Wednesday.

A number of police officers in Philadelphia were shot as they tended to an incident in a house on Wednesday afternoon. As they approached the kitchen, a man fired multiple rounds at them, forcing a number of the police officers to escape through the window. Six officers were wounded by the time the suspect surrendered outside almost eight hours later, and a number of the policemen were hospitalised as a result. Since then, the Mayor of Philadelphia has issued a public plea urging the US government to make a change with regards to gun control. Speaking after the shooting, Mayor Jim Kenney said: “Our officers need help. They need help. They need help with gun control. They need help with keeping these weapons out of these people’s hands.” https://twitter.com/CBSNews/status/1161821031608328194?s=20 Since then, President Donald Trump has weighed in on the issue on Twitter, claiming that the shooter "should never have been allowed to be on the streets". https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1161985864412667905?s=20 The majority of the police officers who were wounded in the incident have since been released from hospital.