At least three people killed, two others injured, following shooting incident in Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — A man wanted for shooting four people inside a home in the Lawncrest section of Philadelphia, leaving three of them dead, has died after exchanging gunfire with police.
According to investgiators, the quadruple shooting happened at about 4:50 a.m. on the 6100 block of Shelbourne Street.
Police and medics responded to a home and found three people dead in a front room.
A fourth adult victim was taken to an area hospital to be treated for gunshot wounds, police said. The woman was listed in critical but stable condition and was able to speak with police and tell officers what happened.
Based on the information from the victim, police started searching for a 42-year-old man who left the shooting scene driving a blue Honda Pilot.
According to Interim Police Commissioner John Stanford, officers located the vehicle shortly after 7 a.m., at E. Phil Ellena and Ross streets in East Mount Airy. Once police stopped the Pilot, the suspect fired one shot at the officers, police said.
Officers returned fire and hit the suspect. The suspect was then taken to an area hospital in critical condition and died a short time later.
One police officer was injured by glass and was also taken to an area hospital to be checked out.
Police said there was a second person in the Pilot who is now being questioned. It is not yet clear if this person is connected to the quadruple shooting.
Detrick Lowman said his aunt and uncle were two of the victims killed in the shooting.
“Just the greatest people ever, loving, outgoing, super church-going. Nothing you couldn’t get him to do, nothing you couldn’t get them to do,” Lowman said.
He said the suspect is the couple’s son.
“For all the years of our interactions, I would never think we would be standing here talking about his mother and father who he personally murdered,” Lowman said.
Lowman said the suspect also shot his own sister, but that she was able to speak with police before she was rushed to the hospital.
The fourth victim has not yet been identified.
