Wed Jul 5, 2023 – 9:20 pm EDT
PHILADELPHIA (LifeSiteNews) — The suspect who allegedly killed four people and wounded two children during a shooting spree in Philadelphia on Monday night wore women’s clothing and apparently supported Black Lives Matter, according to social media posts and remarks by neighbors. Like many mass murders, however, his political opinions seemed to lack continuity and he also shared right-wing content.
Kimbrady Carriker, 40, who was convicted of a prior gun charge in 2003, was charged with attempted murder, reckless endangerment, aggravated assault, and five counts of murder after he allegedly donned a ballistic vest and ski mask and opened fire with an AR-15 type weapon in Philadelphia’s Kingsessing neighborhood at about 8:30 p.m. Monday.
Four men and one teenage boy were killed in the attack. Two boys, ages two and 13, were injured. Police say the suspect seemed to choose his targets randomly.
Carriker was apprehended after police chased him down an alleyway on the 1600 block of Frazier Street in Philadelphia, where he ultimately surrendered. Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw said during a news conference that the suspect had been “actively shooting” as law enforcement pursued him, but that
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