A man who was injured in a mass shooting that saw three men killed in West Philadelphia on Sunday has been charged with murder.
A 28-year-old man who was wounded in a mass shooting that happened in West Philly on Sunday has been charged in the murders of three people who were killed in that incident, officials saythat left three men dead -- including two brothers -- and another six people injured during a party in the Carroll Park section of West Philadelphia.have developed evidence to charge one of our shooting victims, a 28/M, with 3-counts of murder, 5-counts of attempted murder and related offenses.
Also, on Tuesday morning, officials identified the three men who died: Akil Jones, 33, who was pronounced at the scene along with his brother, Rashie Jones, 29, and 23-year-old Sakayi Robinson."This was a gun battle," said Philadelphia Police Commissioner Kevin Bethel on Monday."This was not an individual who just came down the block and shot nine people.
In speaking to NBC10 at the scene of the incident, Philadelphia Police Inspector D.F. Pace said Sunday that, one of the slayings was likely targeted, as a 33-year-old man -- who has now been identified as Akil Jones -- was shot at"very close range."
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