"What happened (Monday) night in our Kingsessing neighborhood was unimaginably disgusting and horrifying," Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw said at Tuesday's news conference. On Tuesday, police released the names of the five people who were killed: SEE ALSO | Mother of Philadelphia mass shooting victim: 'It breaks my heart'Ĭarriker's next court date is scheduled for July 24. The suspect has misdemeanor drug and gun charges from 2003, which led to probation. This is not the first time Carriker has had run-ins with the law. They declined to discuss details of the will or whether it gave any indication Carrick had been planning the attack between then and the shooting 10 days later. Prosecutors said they recovered a handgun, a will dated June 23 and other evidence during a search of the Carricker's home. A representative of the Defender Association of Philadelphia said he believed the office would be representing Carriker and declined immediate comment on the charges. By signing up for a basic membership, we agree to never give or sell your information to any third party.įor questions about membership or to opt out, please email. We will never give or sell your information to a third party outside of this partner program. In this agreement, you accept communications from partners which may include newsletters, exclusive event invites, discount codes and emails containing other Super Citizen Member perks. All members agree to receive our weekly newsletter, members-only communications, invitations to exclusive events and occasional breaking news updates.īy signing up for the Super Citizen membership, you agree to have your information shared with partner organization(s), including: first name, last name and email. Price is subject to change with prior notification. Recurring membership charges will reflect the stated price of basic membership or Super Citizen membership at time of renewal. Oakland and Chester - among others - have used a form of Focussed Deterrence (also called Ceasefire) to reduce shootings in their cities.Īll memberships to The Philadelphia Citizen are renewed annually. Enact robust focussed deterrence citywideĪ 2014 pilot in Philly found what has been proven around the country: a sustained, deliberate program led by the Mayor’s Office that involves data, pointed policing, social services, violence interruption and regular communication among everyone to prevent shootings before they happen. What could we do instead? Here, seven gun violence solutions with proven results 1. Instead, we have District Attorney Larry Krasner, City Council President Darrell Clarke, and Mayor Jim Kenney pointing fingers at each other City Councilmembers passing the buck Kenney giving up Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw MIA. It is hard, and it takes that most elusive of skills in Philadelphia: Collaboration among every branch of government, every criminal justice agency, social service and community groups, neighbors and the mayor. It does not mean policing is at an end, or has no role in communities devastated by violence.
It does not take jailing half the population, or take reform off the table.
Look at Oakland, which reduced shootings by half. Those are all cities - gritty, poor, struggling cities - that have cut their gun violence rates significantly, at the same time that Philly’s homicide rate has been climbing for the last several years. Countless lives - their families, friends, neighbors, teachers - have been traumatized. There have already been 400 homicides in Philadelphia this year, and more than 1,400 nonfatal shootings - putting us on track to surpass last year’s record count. scrimmage let out and then fled after inflicting almost unspeakable violence, are still on the run.
The five young shooters who waited in a car until the J.V. Gun violence in this city seems out of control. It was another terrifying day in Philadelphia on Tuesday, with the horrific murder of a 14-year-old football player in Roxborough - after a spray of bullets that also hit four other people and sent young people and their families scrambling for safety.
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