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Shannon Watts, founder emerita of Moms Demand Action, a group working to stop gun violence, told The Washington Post that the creation of an Office of Gun Violence Prevention is “a significant turning point” for the gun safety movement.
Officials said at least one of the seven roommates who lived with Kimbrady Carriker told investigators he was wearing a tactical vest in the days before the shooting and had guns in the house.
Kimbrady Carriker, 40, was arraigned Wednesday on five counts of murder as well as charges of attempted murder, aggravated assault, and weapons counts. Police believe Carriker was firing randomly at victims.
Police said the suspect is believed to have acted alone and had no connection to the victims before Monday’s shooting.
Five people were killed and two boys were also wounded in the Monday night shooting spree in southwest Philadelphia that made the city the site of the nation’s worst violence around the July 4 holiday.
The shootings took place over several blocks in the southwest part of the city. Officers chased the suspect as he continued to fire, and he was arrested in an alley after giving himself up.
Terrance Slade Sr. lost his only son, Teddy Slade, to gun violence almost 10 years ago. Now, he’s sharing his story as a gun violence survivor.
