UPDATE: Four people were killed and two children were injured Monday night in a mass shooting in Southwest Philadelphia. Police initially reported a total of eight shooting victims, but Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw reduced that number to six.
Four people were killed and two children — ages 2 and 13 — were injured Monday night in a mass shooting in the Kingsessing section of Southwest Philadelphia. A suspect is in custody, police said.
The four people killed were ages 59, 22, and 20, and one deceased victim was unidentified but believed to be between 16 and 21, Outlaw said.The two children were reported to be in stable condition, Outlaw said. All the victims were male. The suspect allegedly was armed with an “AR-style” rifle and a handgun, Outlaw said. He also was wearing a ballistic vest, and was carrying additional magazines of ammunition and a police scanner.
“My sincere thanks to @PhillyPolice for their brave response and successful apprehension of a suspect. This devasting [sic] violence must stop. If you have any information about this crime or any other, please report it to PPD by calling or texting 215-686-TIPS,” Kenney said.
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