Philadelphia mass shooting today: Four killed in Kingsessing as ‘heavily armed’ suspect in custody

Details of the July Fourth-eve gun violence were sketchy, but the shooting was reported to have erupted in the Kingsessing section of southwest Philadelphia, less than a mile (1.5km) from the Schuykill River that flows through Pennsylvania’s most populous city.

WPVI video footage from the scene of the shooting showed several police squad cars parked near an intersection, lights flashing in the darkness, with portions of the street cordoned off with yellow and red crime-scene tape.

Police arrested suspected gunman in the Philadelphia mass-shooting on Monday. Identified as a 40-year-old man, he did not appear to have any connection to the victims, police commissioner Danielle Outlaw said, adding that he had a bullet-proof vest and a police scanner.

There were three guns recovered from the scene, including a rifle and a handgun that belonged to the suspect, she said at the conference.

A second person was also taken into custody in connection with the shooting, she said. It was unknown whether this person was connected with the shooter, but police believe he returned fire at the shooter.

Among the two injured is a two-years-old toddler, while the second victim is identified as 13 years old. They were in stable condition, police commissioner Danielle Outlaw said.

Four people have been killed in a shooting in Philadelphia, police have confirmed.

The ages of the three dead, all males, ranged between 20 and 59 years old, said police commissioner Danielle Outlaw. The fourth male was believed to be between the ages of 16 to 21.

The identities of the victims have not yet been revealed.