another american city, another mass shooting. this time in washington, d.c. police say nine people including a 9-year-old were shot outside during a fourth of july celebration. it happened in a neighborhood about five miles from the capitol. d.c. police updating the media near the scene. injuries are said to be nonlife-threatening. and they are looking for a dark suv. this comes just a day after mass shootings in indianapolis, ft. worth and philadelphia. the philly suspect said to be arraigned today for killing five people and wounding several others. ed lchbavendera has more. reporter: a 40-year-old moved through a philadelphia neighborhood shooting randomly at people monday night. the suspect while wearing body armor, a ski mask and holding an ar-15 assault rifle was observed at several locations. the suspect then began shooting aimlessly at occupied vehicles and individuals on the street as they walked. none of the victims engaged the suspect or were aware the suspect
so get allstate, and be better protected from mayhem, like me. roar. (sfx: family screams in background) the july fourth holiday marred by mass shootings in two american cities. philadelphia authorities captured a suspect they say wore body armor and a ski mask as he shot and killed five people and injured two children. just a few hours later, in fort worth, texas, a gunman indiscriminately fired into a crowd, killing three. also tonight, the kremlin claims it foiled a ukrainian drone attack on moscow, calling the attempted strike a terrorist attack. this as russia s relentless shelling kills two in the southern ukrainian city of kherson. cnn is live on the ground in ukraine. plus today is not a holiday for republicans hoping to move into the white house in 2024. they re hitting the campaign trail and parade routes in the key early states of iowa and new hampshire. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and all around the world. wolf blitzer is off. i m alex m
the july 4th holiday and the day after account for more mass shootings than any other days of the year. well that s according to a cnn analysis of data from the gun violence archives. in indianapolis, a 16-year-old girl was killed in a shooting during a block party. police say that so far there is little information to go on. unfortunately there was over 100 plus people here, yet the only two witnesses we have are the two security guards that were on the scene and they did not see any of the shooting going on. but there were 100 plus people that saw what was going out, no one has come forward to let us know anything. cnn s ed lavandera has more on the recent violence. police say a 40-year-old moved through a philadelphia neighborhood, shooting randomly at people monday night. the suspect, while wearing body armor, a ski mask and
another american city, another mass shooting. this time in washington, d.c. police say nine people including a 9-year-old were shot outside during a fourth of july celebration. it happened in a neighborhood about five miles from the capitol. d.c. police updating the media near the scene. injuries are said to be nonlife-threatening. and they are looking for a dark suv. this comes just a day after mass shootings in indianapolis, ft. worth and philadelphia. the philly suspect said to be arraigned today for killing five people and wounding several others. ed lchbavendera has more. reporter: a 40-year-old moved through a philadelphia neighborhood shooting randomly at people monday night. the suspect while wearing body armor, a ski mask and holding an ar-15 assault rifle was observed at several locations. the suspect then began shooting aimlessly at occupied vehicles
trail and parade routes in the key early states of iowa and new hampshire. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and all around the world. wolf blitzer is off. i m alex marquardt, and this is a situation room special report. we begin this hour with the two deadly mass shootings, bringing the u.s. total for the year to 346. philadelphia officials announced the suspect there will be arraigned on murder charges on wednesday at a press conference a short while ago. cnn s senior national correspondent ed lavandera has the details. reporter: police say a 40-year-old man moved through a philadelphia neighborhood, shooting randomly at people monday night. the suspect, while wearing body armor, a ski mask, and holding an ar-15 assault rifle, was observed at several locations. the suspect then began shooting