Four people were killed and four others injured in a mass shooting in Philadelphia on Monday night, in the latest outbreak of gun violence in the United States.
Police said a gunman wearing a bulletproof vest opened fire on a street in the Kingsessing neighborhood of southwest Philadelphia.
Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw told the media at a news briefing that officers pursued the suspect as he continued to shoot and was arrested after surrendering in an alley.
"At this point, all we know is that this person decided to leave their home and target individuals," Outlaw said.
He had multiple magazines, an "AR-type rifle," a handgun, and a police scanner, she added.
Outlaw said the crime scene was spread over several blocks.
The Philadelphia Inquirer reported that people were killed in various locations and there were at least two juveniles among the victims, ranging in age from 2 to 13.
The local paper also stated that the suspect was a 40-year-old man, and the deceased victims — all male — ranged in age from 20 to 59. The unidentified victim may have been 16 years old, according to the Inquirer.
The shooting comes just one day after two people were killed and 28 injured in another mass shooting in Baltimore, Maryland. Almost half of the injured were children.
According to the nonprofit group Gun Violence Archive, there have been 339 mass shootings - meaning at least four people were injured or killed - in the United States this year.
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