Carriker bizarrely told cops that he opened fire on innocent people and children to try to help police since “all these guys are out there killing people,” according to a report.
during a violent shooting spree in Philadelphia Monday night reportedly told police that he was only trying to help them curb gun violence in the city.
Carriker — who wore a bulletproof vest and ski mask while indiscriminately firing off an AR-5 style assault rifle during the rampage —on a slew of charges, including five counts of murder as well as attempted murder, aggravated assault and weapons charges. Carriker carried out the massacre on several blocks in Philadelphia’s Kingsessing neighborhood. He shot “aimlessly” at individuals walking on the street or driving by in cars and even into people’s homes, officials said.
The roommates said he had begun routinely wearing a bulletproof vest, wielding a gun, invoking religion and screaming inside the house, the paper reported.
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