Names released of 5 people killed in Philadelphia mass shooting

New details are now emerging about the

mass

shooting

in Philadelphia's King-sessing neighborhood that

killed

five

people

last night and left two children injured. City leaders and police just wrapped up a news conference an hour after they revealed the suspect was aimlessly firing an AR-15,

people

in their cars say, including a mother driving her twin sons. What happened last night in our dealership neighborhood was unimaginably disgusting and horrifying now, while authorities did not identify the suspected sources until Action News revealed the identity of the suspect. The shooter is Kim Brady Carricker, 40, it's Tuesday afternoon. I'm Shari Williams with Aliana Gomez.

Brian and Sarah are out of the big story at Action News. It's the latest on that

mass

shooting

that unfolded just as families were preparing to celebrate the Fourth of July. They say the gunman opened fire around 8:30 last night in the area of ​​56th Street and Chester Avenue. The crime scene extends for several blocks. A fifth victim was found dead overnight inside a home. Action News Reporter Brianna Smith now joins us live from Police Headquarters and Brianna Police. We are still trying to find out if there is a motive behind this. Yes, sorry, police believe the shooting was intentional, but as you just mentioned, they are trying to figure out why the suspect shot and

killed

five people and injured several others, including children.

I can imagine that family members who lost a loved one are asking the same question: Why did you take my son? You took my baby Marie Merritt says it was hard to sleep Monday night knowing her youngest of five children will never come home. It's like she felt it saying why. I, why I, why I, you know, you know, I lay in bed and I saw his face, he said Mom, what happened, Lashad Merritt, 22, was one of five victims who were shot to death after 8:30 on Monday night. Marie says she was simply running to the store across the street from her house to get a snack Philadelphia police say Lashad was shot several times on Greenway Avenue, but the violence began in the 1600 block of South 56th Street.

Four other people between the ages of 15 and 59 were shot and one was found hours later in a nearby store. Local police now believe she was the first victim: two children, ages 2 and 13, suffered gunshot wounds, while two other victims were injured by glass. Such an act of violence is abhorrent and goes against everything we stand for in this community. Police say the suspect is 40 years old. One-year-old Kim Brady's character is reviewing this video. It is believed to be him shooting on South 56th Street, near Independence Charter School West. Police say they chased a character and he surrendered to officers on Frazier Street while he was wearing a balaclava, a bulletproof vest and had a People with AR style rifles scaring people at the edges and it's like the whole community is watching affected by this, especially survivors and loved ones like Marine, who will always wonder why her greatest gift was taken away from her so soon.

He was my number one prize and he. He knows that he knows that I miss him a lot. The family will have a vigil to honor him tonight at six, meanwhile police are investigating and trying to find out if there is any connection to the victims they reported outside police headquarters. Brianna Smith Channel 6 Action News Shari, it's okay, Brianna, thank you. Well, let's talk more about the identity of the five victims of the King-sessing mass shooting, since they have now been

released

. The youngest is 15 years old. DeJean Brown also killed 22-year-old Lashad Merritt. Ralph Morales, 29 years old. dimir Stanton and Joseph wama Jr, 31, of course we are working to learn more about these victims.