Motive hasn’t been released for either one but Philadelphia is reporting the second mass shooter to disrupt a patriotic event in two days. This one was equipped with a ballistic vest and AR-15 style rifle. Five were left dead and “two boys” were wounded before the suspect surrendered. The media says they were shot “seemingly at random.” Last minute update: “a 40-year-old man named Kimbrady Carriker” identified “as the alleged shooter in this incident.” A little quick digging shows it’s guess what? A transgender with a probable grudge against conservatives. Let’s see what the network media does with this obvious hate crime. Stay tuned for update reports as this progresses.
Mass shooter in custody
Police have the mass shooter in custody but haven’t said a word about him, including an identity. They especially aren’t speculating as to a motive. That has everyone else in America a little edgy.
Particularly the patriotic types who like to attend the American Pride Month celebrations throughout July. In Baltimore, it was a “holiday weekend block party.” That mass shooting left two dead and 28 injured.
In Philadelphia, the only facts being reported are that a “heavily armed gunman in a bulletproof vest opened fire on the streets.” It happened the night of July 3, “seemingly at random.”
Baltimore shooting: 2 dead, 28 injured
Philadelphia shooting: 5 dead, 2 injured
Fort Worth shooting: 3 dead, 8 injuredHappy Independence Day, America! 🧨https://t.co/qgFsZRUDw1
— Keith Boykin (@keithboykin) July 4, 2023
Police note the shooter “surrendered.” The crime scene stretches over “several city blocks in the southwestern neighborhood of Kingsessing.”
Responding officers “chased the suspect as he continued to fire, and he was arrested in an alley after giving himself up.” Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw praised her troops for efficiently detaining the shooter.
“Thank God our officers were on the scene and responded as quickly as they did. I can’t even describe the level of bravery and courage that was shown, in addition to the restraint that was shown here.” By “restraint” she seems to imply they wanted to beat the living crap out of him but didn’t because they knew cameras were rolling. That should probably be looked into.
And a police scanner
Outlaw won’t say a word about any possible connection “between the victims and the shooter.” She did confirm that along with the bulletproof vest, he was well equipped with an “AR-type rifle, multiple magazines, a handgun and a police scanner.”
Cops providing security didn’t notice it on their own. They were “flagged down at about 8:30 p.m.,” about the same time “shots fired” came in on the radio from Kingsessing’s dispatcher.
Police “found some gunshot victims, and as they were attending to them, they heard more gunfire.” In an update to the media later they mentioned “that a fifth victim was found. He was chased into his home and shot to death.” All they’re saying about the shooter is that he’s “a 40-year-old man.” They arrested a second man as well, but not as an accomplice. They booked him for trying to do their job.
Name/Photos of apparent Philadelphia shooter
5 were killed, 2 injured
The 2 injured are ages 2 & 13
Kimbrady Carriker, 40, is in custody#breaking #kimbradycarriker #shooting #philly #Philadelphia pic.twitter.com/Prr9xJbzKz
— Crime With Bobby (@crimewithbobby) July 4, 2023
“A second person was also taken into custody who may have returned fire at the suspect, but police did not know whether there was a connection between the two people.”
“Three of the dead were 20 to 59 years old, while the fourth, who had not yet been identified, was estimated to be between 16 and 21. The victim found in his home was 31 years old. All were male.” Two boys, ages 2 and 13, are listed in “stable condition.”
They cuffed him and stuffed him into a cruiser until they can sort out his relationship to the shooter. Another thing they reveal is that they found shell casings scattered “across an eight block area.“
