PHILADELPHIA - Two teenagers are facing charges for their alleged roles in a car theft and subsequent barricade situation that happened Saturday night.
The incident unfolded at approximately 8 p.m. on the 600 block of North Broad Street when police were conducting a vehicle investigation.
Authorities say officers recognizes a male occupant of the vehicle as someone wanted for car theft out of Philadelphia. The suspect fled the vehicle and was chased into a home on the 1200 block of Wallace Street.
An officer noticed the suspect was holding a gun. After the suspect ran inside the home on the 1200 block of Wallace Street, a barricade was declared.