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Accused Philadelphia Shooter Claims It Was An Attempt To Curb City’s Gun Violence
Accused Philadelphia Shooter Kimbrady Carriker Claims It Was An Attempt To Curb City’s Gun Violence
The mass shooting suspect accused of gunning down five people during a violent shooting spree in Philadelphia Monday night reportedly told police that he was only trying to help them curb gun violence in the city.
Kimbrady Carriker, 40, commended the officers who arrested him on a job well done following the deadly holiday weekend rampage, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported.
Carriker — who wore a bulletproof vest and ski mask while indiscriminately firing off an AR-15 style assault rifle during the rampage — was arraigned Wednesday on a slew of charges, including five counts of murder as well as attempted murder, aggravated assault and weapons charges.
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The shooting occurred a day after gunfire erupted at a holiday weekend block party in Baltimore, about 160km (100 miles) to the southwest, killing two people and wounding 28 others.
The wounded in that shooting ranged in age from 13 to 32, with more than half of them minors, according to officials.
The Philadelphia violence marks the country’s 29th mass killing in 2023, according to a database maintained by The Associated Press and USA Today in partnership with Northeastern University.
The US has witnessed the highest number on record of mass killings and deaths to this point in a single year.
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