Day: July 4, 2023

Shooter who was randomly firing at people and killing then in Philadelphia identified

The rifle-wielding suspect who donned a bulletproof vest before allegedly shooting dead five men and injuring two children in Philadelphia has been identified as a Black Lives Matter supporter who shared gun-toting memes on social media.

Gunman arrested for Philadelphia mass shooting which left 5 dead is BLM activist who wore women’s clothes: sourcesKimbrady Carriker, 40, was nabbed shortly after the bloodshed in the city’s Kingsessing neighborhood Monday night, the Philadelphia Inquirer NEW YORK POST 

Kimbrady Carriker, 40, was nabbed shortly after the bloodshed in the city’s Kingsessing neighborhood Monday night, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported, citing sources.

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Kimbrady Carriker, 40, was seen near 56th Street between Chester and Springfield Avenues “shooting aimlessly” at occupied vehicles and people on the street as they walked, said Ransom.

The suspect was wearing body armor, a ski mask and wielding an AR-15 style assault rifle, he said. The suspect also was found with a handgun, multiple magazines of ammunition and a police scanner.

The shooter fired at a car being driven by a mother, who was taking her twins home, and injured one of the children, who sustained a gunshot wound to the legs, said Ransom. The other twin sustained injuries to the eyes from glass, he said.

Fourth of July: White House dropped news that cocaine was found in the west wing

The U.S. Secret Service is investigating a suspicious substance that prompted a brief evacuation when it was found Sunday evening inside the White House, according to law enforcement authorities.

In a preliminary test, the substance, a white powder, indicated positive for cocaine, according to an official familiar with the investigation and the recording of a dispatch from a D.C. fire crew that responded to the incident.

A spokesman for the Secret Service, Anthony Guglielmi, said the substance is undergoing further testing to determine what it is, and authorities are looking into how it got into the White House. He said the D.C. fire department determined the substance did not present a threat.