Key takeaways:
- Five people were killed in a mass shooting in Philadelphia, including a 13-year-old and a 2-year-old.
- The suspect was armed with an AR-15-style rifle and a handgun and wearing a mask.
- The victims are remembered by their families as people who would try to help anyone they could.
Five people were killed in a mass shooting in Philadelphia on Monday night, including a 13-year-old boy and a 2-year-old boy. Kimbrady Carriker, 40, has been charged with five counts of murder in connection with the shooting.
The victims have been identified as Lashyd Merritt, 22; Dymir Stanton, 29; Ralph Moralis, 59; Daujan Brown, 15; and Joseph Wamah Jr., 31. The 2-year-old and the 13-year-old were both shot in the legs and are listed as stable. The 2-year-old’s twin brother was injured in the eye by shattered glass after the attacker shot a vehicle they were in with their mother. A 33-year-old woman was also injured by glass.
The victims are remembered by their families as people who would try to help anyone they could and a lovable teenager who died trying to get his wounded friend aid.
The suspect was armed with an AR-15-style rifle and a handgun and wearing a mask. Police are still investigating the motive behind the shooting.
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