Philadelphia Police Reveal Earlier Timeline in Kingsessing Mass Shooting

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Police have revealed that one of the victims in the Kingsessing mass shooting in Philadelphia was actually killed nearly two days before the other victims. Joseph Wamah Jr. was killed on July 2, while the shooting spree by Kimbrady Carriker took place on July 3. This new information raises questions about how Carriker was able to commit the first crime without being apprehended and why he returned to the same area the next evening. The shooting, which left five people dead and two injured, is the deadliest in Philadelphia in over two decades. Carriker has been charged with multiple counts of murder and attempted murder, and the investigation is ongoing.
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