The mass shooter who killed five people and injured at least two others while wearing a bulletproof vest in Philadelphia Monday night fired their gun randomly at vehicles and pedestrians, police said.
When responding officers heard the gunshots, they reportedly ran after the suspect, who they found in an alley, where they arrested them. The suspect, who has not been identified, uses they/them pronouns, the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office told CNN.The suspect reportedly faces multiple charges, including murder. The shooting occurred across several city blocks in Kingsessing.
"What happened last night was unimaginably disgusting and horrifying," Outlaw said Tuesday as the mass shooting put a damper on Independence Day celebrations in the City of Brotherly Love.
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