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Four killed in Philadelphia mass shooting Philadelphia shooting: Four killed and two wounded after man opens fire
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Police have now sealed off the scene of the incident in Philadelphia's south-western Kingsessing neighbourhood Dozens of shell casings were found across a large area of about eight blocks
Four people were shot dead in the city of Philadelphia late on Monday, US police have said. Four people have been killed and two children wounded after a man wearing a bullet-proof vest opened fire in the US city of Philadelphia.
They said another two - children aged two and 13 - were injured in the attack in the city's south-western Kingsessing area. All the victims are male. The suspected attacker, a 40-year-old man who is now in custody, was carrying a rifle, a handgun, a police scanner and multiple rounds of ammunition.
The suspected gunman is now in custody and his rifle and handgun have been recovered. He has no known connection to the victims and, with no clear motive, the shooting appeared to be random.
Police added that the suspect, who has not been named, was wearing a ballistic vest with "multiple magazines". Police were called to the city's south-western Kingsessing area on Monday.
At a news conference, Philadelphia Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw said officers were flagged down at about 20:30 local time on Monday (01:30 BST Tuesday) in the area of 56th Street and Chester Avenue. "When officers responded, they did identify and find some gunshot victims," Philadelphia Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw said. "As they were scooping up the victims and preparing them for transport to hospital, they also heard multiple gunshots."
"When officers responded, they did identify and find some gunshot victims. As they were scooping up the victims and preparing them for transport to hospital, they also heard multiple gunshots," she said. Officers then chased the suspect on foot while gunfire continued to ring out, damaging parked cars nearby.
The commissioner added that the officers then pursued the suspect on foot while the man - believed to be 40 years old - was "actively shooting". He was later detained. At about 20:40 local time (00:40 Tuesday GMT), police confronted the man in an alleyway. He surrendered and was taken into custody without further incident.
Three of the killed men were aged between 20 and 59, while Ms Outlaw said the fourth could be aged between 16 and 21. The two injured children are in a stable condition. The numbers behind the rise in US mass shootings
Ms Outlaw added there could have been more victims, had it not been for the officers' actions. He counts shootings. He no longer remembers names
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Another person has also been held by police. That person is believed to have "acquired a gun somehow... and returned fire in the direction of the shooter," the commissioner said. "At this point, all we know is that this person decided to leave their home and target individuals," Commissioner Outlaw said, adding that she had "absolutely no idea why this happened".
The attack on the eve of Independence Day came just a day after two people died and 28 were injured - about half of them children - in a shooting attack in Baltimore, Maryland. She said there could have been more victims had it not been for the officers' actions.
Authorities there are still searching for multiple suspects who are believed to have opened fire during an annual community gathering. Dozens of shell casings were found across a large area of around eight blocks, which has since been cordoned off by police.
The four people killed were all men aged between 20 and 59. The two injured children, aged two and 13, were taken to hospital, but are in a stable condition.
Another person has also been arrested and is believed to have "acquired a gun somehow... and returned fire in the direction of the shooter", the commissioner said.
It is not clear whether that person has a connection to the gunman.
The attack on the eve of Independence Day came just a day after two people died and 28 were injured - about half of them children - in a shooting in Baltimore, Maryland.
Police there are still searching for multiple suspects who opened fire during an annual community gathering.
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