PHILADELPHIA — A gunman clad in a bulletproof vest and carrying multiple rounds of ammunition opened fire in Philadelphia late Monday, killing at least five people and wounding two children, authorities said.
Two people have since been taken into custody: a 40-year-old unnamed man who is alleged to be the suspected shooter, and another unidentified person who investigators believe picked up a firearm and started shooting at the suspect, according to Philadelphia Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw.
The Philadelphia Police Department initially received reports of gunfire near Chester Street in the city's Kingsessing neighborhood at around 8:56 p.m. ET. Gunshots were heard in several areas near the first location during the shooting, police said. Of the five deceased victims, at least four are male and three of them are between the ages of 20 and 59 years old, police said.
After arriving on the scene, officers located the suspect and pursued him on foot. The man was ultimately apprehended at a rear alley of Frazier Street, police said.
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