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5 people killed, including one kid, in Philadelphia shooting; suspect with 'AR-style' weapon and bulletproof vest arrested

Jul 5, 2023, 02:34 IST
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Police work the scene of a mass shooting on July 3 in Philadelphia.Drew Hallowell/Getty Images
  • Five people were killed, including a 15-year-old boy, in a shooting in Philadelphia on Monday night.
  • Two other children, aged 2 and 13, were wounded and are currently in stable condition.
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Five people were killed, including a 15-year-old boy, and two children were wounded on Monday night after a mass shooting in Philadelphia.

District Attorney Larry Krasner said at a press briefing Tuesday that the suspect will face multiple murder, aggravated assault, and weapons charges.

A little after 8 p.m. on Monday, police said a man in a bulletproof vest and armed with multiple guns fired dozens of shots.

Philadelphia Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw told reporters late Monday that officers responding to 911 calls found multiple victims laying on the ground in the city's Kingsessing neighborhood, local ABC affiliate WPVI reported.

While there, police heard additional gunfire — more than 50 shots were heard in total — and pursued the shooting suspect on foot, arresting him after he was cornered in a nearby alley, she added.

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"This male was wearing a bulletproof vest with multiple magazines," Outlaw said. "He also had a [police] scanner, an AR-style rifle, and a handgun."

The Philadelphia Inquirer reported Tuesday that the suspect has been identified as a 40-year-old man, Kimbrady Carriker, a resident of Kingsessing.

Among the five people killed was a man found dead inside a home in the neighborhood, located in southwest Philadelphia. Police said he is believed to be the first victim.

Two children, aged 2 and 13, were also injured and transported to a local hospital, where they are in stable condition.

In a statement provided to Insider, the Philadelphia Police Department said a total of six people had been transported to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, where four were pronounced dead.

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The fifth victim was discovered in their home nearly four hours after officers first responded to reports of gunfire.

Police have not yet identified a motive. At Tuesday's press briefing, Outlaw said the shooting appeared to be intentional, while the suspect fired "seemingly at random."

Those confirmed to have died, according to police, are:

  • Lashyd Merrit, 20, shot multiple times in the chest and arm
  • Dymir Stanton, 29, shot in the chest and back
  • Ralph Moralis, 59, shot in the head, side, and buttocks
  • Daujan Brown, 15, shot in the shoulder, chest, and back
  • Joseph Wamah, Jr., 31, shot multiple times

Also on Monday night, a shooting in Fort Worth, Texas, left three people dead and eight wounded. The Fort Worth Police Department said 10 of the victims are adults and one a minor.

Police have not announced an arrest and said it's too early to determine a motive, according to CNN.

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The shootings come a year after a gunman fired on a Fourth of July parade in Highland Park, Illinois, killing seven people and wounding dozens more.

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