Philadelphia shooting suspect identified; police say 40-year-old fired ‘seemingly at random’

The suspect in Monday night’s shooting in Philadelphia that left five people dead has been identified as 40-year-old Kimbrady Carriker, according to CNN.

Carriker was arraigned on Wednesday on five counts of murder, in addition to a litany of other charges, including attempted murder, aggravated assault, simple assault and carrying a firearm without a license. The alleged shooter was denied bail, court documents show.

Four adults and a teenager were killed and two children were injured on Monday when the shooter — who was equipped with a bulletproof vest, multiple ammunition magazines, a scanner, an “AR-style gun” and a handgun — opened fire in the Kingsessing neighborhood of Philadelphia. 

Police pursued the shooter on foot as they continued “actively shooting a firearm” and arrested them in a nearby alley, police said.

Police Commissioner Danielle M. Outlaw said at a Tuesday news conference that the alleged shooter fired “seemingly at random.” 

“Let me crystal clear: What happened last night in our Kingsessing neighborhood was unimaginably disgusting and horrifying,” she also said.