happened and what do we know about the suspected gunman? reporter: good morning. frankly, the scene was all-out chaos. it spanned several blocks. police apprehending a 40-year-old man carrying an ar-style rifle, a handgun and a scanner. police say he surrendered and they were able to take him into custody. as that was happening, police also apprehended a second suspect who was apparently returning fire at the suspect who initially opened fire in this southwest philadelphia neighborhood. now, a number of shell casings were recovered at the scene. police will be back at the scene to look for video, talk to witnesses, get any information they can. we know two young victims were wounded in this shooting. a toddler, a 2-year-old and a 15-year-old. a third man was also found in a home near the site of the shooting. police believe he was connected to the mass shooting. again, there is a lot to unravel here as this investigation unfolds this morning. take a listen to the police com
that mass shooting in philadelphia last night. at least five people are dead, two injured after a gunman wearing body armor opened fire in a southwest philly neighborhood. the two injured victims are 2 and 13 years old according to police. police say they believe they have the suspect in custody, but are trying to establish a motive. what s the latest? reporter: details still emerging this morning. initially, police had said four people were shot and killed. all of them dead. we are learning there s a fifth victim, another man that was found in a nearby home. police saying this crime scene was expansive, several blocks. they apprehended a 40-year-old man after this mass shooting that now we know seven people were shot at, including two young children, a 2-year-old and a 13-year-old. police say this suspect was heavily armed, carrying an ar-15-style rifle, a handgun, wearing a bulletproof vest and had a police scanner. they say they followed him into an alley where he surren
veterans closet. he also relies on the pantry himself. first time i was shy. you re in the military. everybody thinks we re making all this money, but we re not. reporter: a 2022 military family advisory network survey found 1 in 6 respondents are experiencing food insecurity, significantly higher than the general population, finding military families are vulnerable because of frequent moves, high rates of spousal unemployment and how housing and salary allowances are considered for federal aid. let s explain how the housing factors into the food insecurity. military families receive what s called a base allowance for housing. the way snap is calculated, it includes that basic housing allowance in the calculation, so most military families are not eligible. reporter: it s a problem made worse by the pandemic and a year of high inflation. i recently met with 12 other food bank ceos representing food banks in florida and texas.
allowance for housing. the way snap is calculated, it includes that basic allowance for housing in the calculation. and so most military families are not eligible. reporter: it is a problem made worse by the pandemic and a year of high inflation. i recently met with 12 other food bank ceos representing food banks in florida, and texas. they are all saying the same thing. an unprecedented need. reporter: navy wife and mom of two josie who asked us not to use her last name, recently got a part time job to supplement her husband s salary. it says extreme budgeting skills and financial awareness to understand how much you need to save in order to survive. reporter: she is frustrated by what she feels is a lack of government support. they are aware of the problem. but they don t care. that s why i m angry. that s why i m frustrated. reporter: the department of defense tells nbc news, it takes the issue of food insecurity