A gunman wearing a bulletproof vest opened fire along several blocks in southwestern Philadelphia before police apprehended him on Monday evening โ a shooting thatโs left four people dead and two children injured, authorities said.
A second person who investigators believe picked up a gun and returned fire also was in police custody following the violence in Philadelphiaโs Kingsessing neighborhood, Philadelphia Police Commissioner Danielle M. Outlaw said.
Investigators donโt immediately know what led to the shooting, in which several vehicles were damaged and officers were running after the first suspect even as he was firing, Outlaw said.
Police were called to the city’s south-western Kingsessing area on Monday.
“When officers responded, they did identify and find some gunshot victims,” Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw said. “As they were scooping up the victims and preparing them for transport to hospital, they also heard multiple gunshots.”
Officers then chased the suspect on foot while gunfire continued to ring out, damaging parked cars and littering the streets with shell casings.