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