Philadelphia mass shooting leaves 4 dead

By Associated Press

Jul 05, 2023 12:05 am

(UPDATE) PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania: A gunman wearing a bulletproof vest opened fire on the streets of Philadelphia on Monday night, killing four people and wounding two boys in the latest outbreak of gun violence in the United States.

The shootings took place over several city blocks in the southwestern neighborhood of Kingsessing. Responding officers chased the suspect as he continued to fire, and he was arrested in an alley after surrendering, Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw told a news conference.

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