three people dead after shooting near Philadelphia

Three people were killed on Saturday March 16 following gunfire near Philadelphia (United States) and the suspect, on the run, was located at his home, local media and the police announced. On its Facebook page, Middletown Township police confirmed “Gunshots in Falls Township”a residential area in the greater suburbs of Philadelphia, which made “several victims”. At the beginning of the afternoon, the Langhorne municipal police clarified on social networks that the suspect had been “located at his home in Trenton”, in the neighboring state of New Jersey.

The suspect told police he “hostages”, CNN reported, without further details. Local police rapid response forces were on the scene and Falls Township authorities lifted their stay-at-home order, Langhorne municipal police added.

According to local media, citing police sources, the suspect, a 26-year-old man, who was traveling in a stolen vehicle, killed two people. He then killed a third person at another address. The individual fled after committing a carjacking to steal another vehicle, which the police gave a description of.