Philadelphia mass shooting leaves four killed and four injured including two juveniles as suspect wearing a ballistic vest is arrested
- Four people are dead and four more are injured, including two juveniles
- A man wearing a ballistic vest has been taken into custody
- The conditions of the two juveniles shot were not immediately known
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Four people are dead and four more are injured, including two juveniles, after a mass shooting in Philadelphia Monday night, as a man wearing a ballistic vest has been taken into custody.
Brief security camera video shows the shooter just walking down the street, firing at people.
A spokesperson for the Philadelphia Police Department confirmed there were ‘multiple gunshot victims’ but said no further details were immediately available.
Officers got a call about a male armed with a rifle in the Kingsessing section of the city at around 8:30 p.m., according to the Inquirer.
Philadelphia police were dispatched to 56th Street and Chester Avenue, where they found several victims.
Four people are dead and four more are injured, including two juveniles, after a mass shooting in Philadelphia Monday night, as a man wearing a ballistic vest has been taken into custody
Police spokesperson Jasmine Reilly told the network six victims were taken to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center and two were taken to the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.
The conditions of the two juveniles shot were not immediately known.
Shortly after the shooting, a suspect wearing a ballistic vest was brought into custody nearby. The police did not fire any shots themselves.
The conditions of the two juveniles shot were not immediately known.
Shortly after the shooting, a suspect wearing a ballistic vest was brought into custody nearby. The police did not fire any shots themselves.
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They also found a rifle and handgun in an alleyway a short distance from the shooting.
Police are still investigating the shooting.
Four people were killed and four others were injured in a shooting on Monday night in Philadelphia, and a suspect was taken into custody, local news media outlets reported, citing police.
The shooting came a day after two people were shot dead and 28 others injured, about half of them children, in a hail of gunfire at an outdoor neighborhood block party in Baltimore, Maryland.
A spokesperson for the Philadelphia Police Department confirmed there were ‘multiple gunshot victims’ but said no further details were immediately available
Officers got a call about a male armed with a rifle in the Kingsessing section of the city at around 8:30 p.m.
Philadelphia police were dispatched to 56th Street and Chester Avenue, where they found several victims
Police spokesperson Jasmine Reilly told the network six victims were taken to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center and two were taken to the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Shortly after the shooting, a suspect wearing a ballistic vest was brought into custody nearby. The police did not fire any shots themselves
Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney, a Democrat, tweeted about the shooting about two hours later.
‘Horrified by the reports of a shooting in Southwest Philadelphia,’ he said. ‘My heart is with the loved ones and families of everyone involved, and I send my prayers to the victims.’
‘My sincere thanks to @PhillyPolice for their brave response and successful apprehension of a suspect.’
