Third man sought in Philadelphia mass shooting that kills 3, injures 12

Police is looking for third person in the case Weekend mass shooting in Philadelphia kills three And 12 others were injured in the bustling South Street entertainment district.

Shared by the Philadelphia Police Department surveillance photos man’s tuesday Wanted in the shooting investigation was described as a black male in his late teens who wore a hooded shirt with “distinctive markings”.

Philadelphia police released photos of a third person in connection with the South Street mass shooting that killed three people and injured 12 others over the weekend.Philadelphia Police Department

“If you see that this suspect does not make contact, contact 911 immediately,” police said.

The city of Philadelphia is also offering a $20,000 reward for reporting an arrest and conviction for each homicide in the case, with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives contributing $10,000 for each homicide.

Two people have been arrested in the firing on Saturday. 18-year-old Kuran Garner was taken into custody soon after the incident and 34-year-old Ration Viren was taken into custody arrested on Monday eveningAssistant District Attorney Joan Pescatore said Garner has been charged with multiple crimes, including two counts of aggravated assault and two counts of aggravated assault on law enforcement officers.

District Attorney’s spokeswoman Jane Roh said Tuesday that the district attorney’s office has approved charges of attempted murder, felony assault, simple assault, reckless endangerment, conspiracy and related offenses, but has yet to arrest her. has been done.

Assistant District Attorney Joan Pescatore said there was a fight before the shooting at 11:30 p.m. and during the fight two men pulled out guns and opened fire on each other.

Gregory Jackson, 34, is said to have been shot first. Pescator said that one of the firefighters killed him.

Viren stayed with Jackson after he was shot and told the police that he was his friend, NBC Philadelphia informed of.

Garner was a friend of the other person who exchanged bullets with Jackson, and he began shooting down South Street where the fight had begun, Pescator said. A police officer fired at Garner and shot him in the arm.

Garner was in a hospital on Monday, Pescatore said. It was not immediately clear whether he had an attorney who could speak on his behalf or whether a fight broke out. Pescator said that both Jackson and the man who returned to the fight were allowed to carry guns.

Pescatore said at least four guns were fired on Monday.

In addition to Jackson, the other two fatal victims were innocent, police said.

They were identified as 22-year-old Chris Miners and 24-year-old Alexis Quinn.

Minors worked at a boarding school, Girard College, where he helped mentor and mentor children.

“Chris had just turned 22 and was celebrating with family and friends,” James D. Turner, interim president of Girard College, said in a statement. Confession Sunday, “He attended Girard College until 9th ​​grade and has worked in a residential program mentoring sixth and second grade boys since January 2022.”

Eleven other people between the ages of 17 and 69 were injured in a barrage of gunfire, according to Philadelphia Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw. Another person was hit by broken glass.

Phil Halsela contribution,