The dispatch error has people in one neighborhood wondering if the mass shooting the following day could've been prevented.
A woman who doesn't want to be identified said she watched from her porch as the alleged shooter Kimbrady Carriker, 40, opened fire through the front door of 1625 S. 56th St., killing Joseph Wamah Jr.
Instead of South 56th Street, officers were dispatched to the 1600-block of North 56th Street, roughly 3 miles away.Philadelphia mass shooting suspect left behind a will, had been acting agitated: DA"When they spoke to each other, there was no mention of direction -- north or south. Just stating it was on the 1600-block," said Deputy Commissioner Krista Dahl-Campbell, who oversees police dispatch.
The dispatch error has people in this neighborhood wondering if the shooting the following day could've been prevented."While it may have given us an investigative lead, the likelihood of cutting off what happened later, we just don't know," Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw said. "Oftentimes you are not calling about yourself ... so they end up inputting the reported information instead," she said.Vanore said police are still investigating a motive in both shootings. Carriker has been charged with five counts of murder, attempted murder, aggravated assault and weapons charges.
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