In light of another incident of gun violence in the United States, four people were injured, including two children aged 2 and 13, and four people were killed on Monday night in the city's southwestern Kingsessing area. All the victims of the shooting were identified as male. The suspect, who remains anonymous, is now in custody with all his weapons, including a handgun and a rifle with the authorities. Police states that the suspect, who has not been named, was wearing a ballistic vest with "multiple magazines". The local newspaper also stated that the suspect was a 40-year-old man, with the deceased victims — all male — aged between the range of 20 and 59. An unidentified victim may have been as young as 16. A spokesperson for the Philadelphia Police Department said that there were “multiple gunshot victims” but said no other information on their conditions was immediately available.
At a news conference, Philadelphia Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw said officers were addressed about the crime at about 20:30 local time on Monday in the area of 56th Street and Chester Avenue."When officers responded, they did identify and find some gunshot victims. As they were lifting up the victims and preparing them for transport to the hospital, they also heard multiple gunshots," she said. The commissioner added that the officers then followed the suspect on foot while the man was "actively shooting". He was later detained. Ms. Outlaw said there could have been more victims if they didn't stop him on time.
This sorry event marks the 29th mass killing in the United States in 2023, as documented by US media. Concerningly, this year has witnessed the highest number of mass killings and associated deaths ever recorded at this point in time in the year. Since 2006, the database reveals over 550 incidents of mass killings, resulting in the tragic loss of at least 2,900 lives and leaving over 2,000 people injured. According to the non-profit group Gun Violence Archive, there have been 339 mass shootings — meaning at least four people are injured or killed — in the US this year.
Recently in another incident, 2 people were confirmed to be killed and 28 others were injured after at least 'two unidentified' people opened fire at a block party on Saturday in Baltimore, Mayland, USA. As per the initial reports, the people who were killed in the Baltimore shooting include an 18-year-old woman named Aaliyah Gonzales and a 20-year-old man named Kylis Fagbemi. Notably, all 30 injured people had gunshot wounds. Baltimore Police Acting Commissioner Richard Worley in a press conference informed that the people who were attacked in the Baltimore mass shooting were between 13 and 32 years old.