UPDATE: Police said a fifth fatality has been linked to Monday night's mass shooting in Southwest Philadelphia.
Five people were killed and two children — ages 2 and 13 — were injured Monday night in a mass shooting in the Kingsessing section of Southwest Philadelphia. A suspect is in custody, police said.
Outlaw initially said the people killed were ages 59, 22, and 20, and one deceased victim was unidentified but believed to be between 16 and 21, Outlaw said. A fifth person was found several hours later in his living room, which Chief Inspector Scott Small told reporters on the scene was related to the earlier shooting.The two children were reported to be in stable condition, Outlaw said. All the victims were male.
Within minutes, police had found and transported several victims to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center. The remaining victims arrived by private vehicle to the same hospital.Outlaw said the motive for the shooting remained under investigation.“Horrified by the reports of a shooting in Southwest Philadelphia. My heart is with the loved ones and families of everyone involved, and I send my prayers to the victims,” the mayor said.
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