Philadelphia mass shooting leaves 4 dead, 2 injured: Police
The person accused of killing five people in a mass shooting in the Kingsessing neighbourhood of Philadelphia on Monday was charged with five counts of murder, among other charges, during a preliminary arraignment on Wednesday.
Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner announced on Tuesday that the 40-year-old accused shooter, identified as Kimbrady Carriker, is facing charges of murder, aggravated assault and weapons offences.
The shooting unfolded at around 8.30pm on Monday when the suspected assailant, dressed in a bullet-proof vest and ski mask and armed with an AR-15-style rifle and a handgun, “wreaked havoc, firing with a rifle at their victims seemingly at random.”
Five people were killed in the attack: Lashyd Merritt, 22; Dymir Stanton, 29; Ralph Moralis, 59; Joseph Wamah Jr, 31, and Daujan Brown, 15.
Two children – aged two and 13 – were also injured by gunfire but are in stable condition. The two-year-old’s twin and a 33-year-old woman were also injured via broken glass.
On Tuesday, following a deadly few days, President Joe Biden called on Republican lawmakers to “come to the table on meaningful, commonsense reform” on gun control.
