overseas, as israel launches strikes against palestinian militants in the west bank. what the white house is saying about the stepped up violence there. and later, new reporting on the race for president. why the first gop debate is at risk of losing its draw. the latest on donald trump s double digit lead against his republican rivals is straight ahead. welcome to msnbc s live coverage on this tuesday, july 4th. we start with breaking news overnight. five people are dead and two children injured after a gunman wearing body armor opened fire in a philadelphia neighborhood. police first responded to the attack just before 8:30 p.m. after reports of gunfire in multiple locations. officers arrived on the scene and began chasing the suspected gunman who continued firing and didn t stop until he was cornered in an alley. that is where he surrendered. about 50 spent shell casings were found in the area which covers a two by four block stretch. the people were all adult men. the
We believe acquired a gun somehow, don t know how, and picked up the gun and returned fire in the direction of the shooter that we have in custody. reporter: this incident comes just one day after two other mass shootings. in baltimore, where a community block party descended into chaos as gunfire erupted, killing two and injuring two others, and in wichita, kansas, nine people shot and wounded at a nightclub. in philadelphia, the mayor saying he s horrified by the shooting, writing my heart is with the loved ones and families of everyone involved. i sent my prayers to the victims. this crime scene is pretty expansive. authorities will be back out there this morning canvassing for more clues. at this point, police have not released the names of the two suspects they apprehended. no word on a motive as the investigation is just beginning. never seems to end. hopefully those two children
There are some spray paint in the right rear quarter panel. i really don t know why they did that. speaking to it as state of mind, they probably didn t plan for this. if they did not plan for this, the risk goes up. did they try to steal another vehicle? did they have assistance from somebody else in the area? these are all the different things that we re looking at. the sheriff said the deputy mar rmarbles and other agents have been at the site where the car was towed for morning canvassing opinion what sort of terrain are we talking about in that area? it s a rural area. very rural area with a vehicle was originally found. tennessee farming country. that type of area. we know nothing was found inside the car. i guess whatever they had with them, they must have taken. does it give you any clues to