The father of a teenage survivor of Monday's mass shooting in Philadelphia said his son saved his own life by rolling under a parked car when the gunman stood over him after was shot in the legs.
with 10 sets of charges for 10 victims killed or wounded. He appeared in a Philadelphia court on Wednesday and is due back at the end of the month.
Investigators say Carriker was wearing a ballistic vest and armed with an AR-style rifle and a handgun with more ammunition. He also has a police scanner on him when he was taken into custody. Fitzgerald said his son's best friend, 15-year-old Daujan Brown, was the youngest victim of the deadly mass shooting and died right in front of him. As investigators work to determine what caused a lone gunman to go on a shooting rampage for several blocks in Philadelphia, loved ones of the victims gathered for a citywide prayer service.
"I just imagine what they're going through, my heart and condolences go out to them, and I just can't imagine, I wish there was something I could do," Fitzgerald said. He's grateful his son's life was spared, but that provides little solace when Fitzgerald reflects on something that should have never happened to his boy.
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