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Politics
Tatyana Tandanpolie

Philly shooter wanted to clean streets

The man accused of fatally shooting five people in Philadelphia Monday night told police he carried out the shooting to clean up the neighborhood, two law enforcement sources told CNN.

Authorities are now looking into a since-deleted social media believed to have belonged to the shooting suspect, 40-year-old Kimbrady Carriker, that featured several posts about guns, the "loss of freedoms" and the Second Amendment, according to a source. The page's most recent public post, made at 10:49 a.m. ET Monday, included a video ad for a tactical weapons accessories company that showed a man in tactical gear holding what seemed to be a military-style rifle. The suspect also shared posts in May from pro-gun groups that supported the Second Amendment and former President Donald Trump.

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