by All those shot were men. Police believe three of the four dead are ages 20, 22 and 59, and the fourth has not been identified but could be between 16 and 21, Outlaw said.
Outlaw described gunshots in multiple locations. Officers were first flagged in the area of 56th and Chester streets, and there were also calls about gunshots, he said.
Officers arrived and found people shot. As they were being prepared for transport to the hospital, he said, more shots rang out up the street, at 56th Street and Kingsessing Avenue.
After police went there, more shots were fired on nearby Frazier Street, Outlaw said. The foot chase was in Frazier and ended in an alley there, Outlaw said.
“The way he was described to me was that once he was cornered in the alley, the officers gave him orders to show his hands and were able to detain him without further incident,” he said.
Outlaw said detectives were working to “do everything possible to find out the ‘why’ behind this act.”
Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney tweeted he was horrified by reports of the shooting.
“My heart goes out to the loved ones and families of everyone involved, and I send my prayers to the victims,” he said.
