Philadelphia Police Department
The shooter accused of gunning down five people in southwest Philadelphia on Monday night in a seemingly random rampage later claimed he only intended to lend a hand to cops in tackling gun violence, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported Wednesday.
After first commending officers for arresting him, Kimbrady Carriker, 40, told cops his gunfire was meant to help police address the city’s gun violence crisis because “all these guys are out there killing people,” sources told the Inquirer.
Wielding an AR-15 style assault rifle and a handgun, Carriker wore a bullet-proof vest and ski mask as he shot “aimlessly” at people on the street or in their car across multiple blocks in the city’s Kingsessing neighborhood, authorities said. The 40-year-old allegedly carried multiple magazines of ammunition and a police scanner before he was arrested after an on-foot chase.