The attack took place at around 8.30pm on Monday in the Kingsessing neighborhood of the city. Officers quickly pursued a suspect wearing body armor who continued to fire before surrendering, police said. <\/p>\n
Philadelphia Police Staff Inspector Ernest Ransom said the suspect fired “aimlessly at vehicles and people occupied on the street as they walked.”<\/p>\n
A 40-year-old man, Kimbrady Carriker, was arrested and charged with murder, aggravated assault, possession of an instrument of crime, simple assault, reckless endangerment and a firearms charge.<\/p>\n
The public defender, who represents him, did not want to make any comments on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
Lashyd Merritt<\/strong><\/h2>\nMerritt was shot in the neighborhood he called home Monday, a family member said. <\/p>\n
Nikki Merritt, a cousin, said Lashyd Merritt, 22, was thrown down her front steps after he went out to get food.<\/p>\n
“I was just going to the store for dinner for the night,” he said. “He lived three or four doors down from where he was found. He grew up here.”<\/p>\n
Lashyd Merritt went to Overbrook High School in West Philadelphia before trying college and settling down with a full-time job, his cousin said.<\/p>\n
He landed at the IRS as a service representative, he said. <\/p>\n
“He was generally a good guy,” she said. “He always supported and helped anyone. Family, friends. Anyone. If he thought he could help, he would.”<\/p>\n
Daujan Brown<\/strong><\/h2>\nDaujan was the youngest victim to die. He was walking to a store Monday night when he was attacked, said his mother, Nashaya Thomas NBC Philadelphia<\/a>.<\/p>\nDaujan was shot while trying to help a 13-year-old friend who was shot twice in the legs and survived, he said.<\/p>\n
“He was just trying to get help from his friend not knowing that the bullets don’t have names,” he told the station. <\/p>\n
Thomas told NBC Philadelphia that his son was a lovable boy.<\/p>\n
“There was no way you could meet Daujan, have a conversation with him and not fall in love with him,” she said. “He lost his life trying to do a selfless act, and that’s how he was when he was here.”<\/p>\n
Joseph Wamah Jr.<\/h2>\n
Wamah’s twin sister, Josephine Wamah, and another sister recalled how loving he was, telling reporters at a news conference Wednesday afternoon that he was an “angel” taken from them. <\/p>\n
“I don’t understand how someone could do this to my brother,” Josephine said. “I love him so much.” <\/p>\n
Wamah had a degree in psychology and loved to draw. Josephine said she was a “beautiful” person inside and out. <\/p>\n
“I’m going to miss that beautiful smile. I really am,” she said. “He had the best hugs.”<\/p>\n
Ralph Morales<\/h2>\n
Moralis, called “man of reference”, was to attend the wedding of his daughter, family members, on Sunday he told The Associated Press<\/a>. He was shot outside the childhood home where he lived.<\/p>\n“He was the go-to guy whether you needed a bike for one of the kids or his cousin said, ‘I need to go to Florida.’ Can you drive me?’\u201d Karen Gleason, his sister-in-law, told the news agency. “I would. He was always there for the family and always willing to help.”<\/p>\n
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Daujan was the youngest victim to die. He was walking to a store Monday night when he was attacked, said his mother, Nashaya Thomas NBC Philadelphia<\/a>.<\/p>\n Daujan was shot while trying to help a 13-year-old friend who was shot twice in the legs and survived, he said.<\/p>\n “He was just trying to get help from his friend not knowing that the bullets don’t have names,” he told the station. <\/p>\n Thomas told NBC Philadelphia that his son was a lovable boy.<\/p>\n “There was no way you could meet Daujan, have a conversation with him and not fall in love with him,” she said. “He lost his life trying to do a selfless act, and that’s how he was when he was here.”<\/p>\n Wamah’s twin sister, Josephine Wamah, and another sister recalled how loving he was, telling reporters at a news conference Wednesday afternoon that he was an “angel” taken from them. <\/p>\n “I don’t understand how someone could do this to my brother,” Josephine said. “I love him so much.” <\/p>\n Wamah had a degree in psychology and loved to draw. Josephine said she was a “beautiful” person inside and out. <\/p>\n “I’m going to miss that beautiful smile. I really am,” she said. “He had the best hugs.”<\/p>\n Moralis, called “man of reference”, was to attend the wedding of his daughter, family members, on Sunday he told The Associated Press<\/a>. He was shot outside the childhood home where he lived.<\/p>\n “He was the go-to guy whether you needed a bike for one of the kids or his cousin said, ‘I need to go to Florida.’ Can you drive me?’\u201d Karen Gleason, his sister-in-law, told the news agency. “I would. He was always there for the family and always willing to help.”<\/p>\nJoseph Wamah Jr.<\/h2>\n
Ralph Morales<\/h2>\n