Accused Mass Shooter Left Will, Became Agitated Before Shooting: DA

PHILADELPHIA — Authorities have shed more light on the man accused of shooting and killing five people Monday in Philadelphia.

Kimbrady Carriker, 40, is charged with five counts of murder, five counts of attempted murder, and related crimes in connection with one of the worst mass shootings in Philadelphia’s recorded history.

The shooting was reported at 8:28 p.m. in the area of the 1600 block of South 56th Street.

Carriker is accused of shooting and killing Lashyd Merritt, 20; Dymir Stanton, 29; Ralph Moralis, 59; Daujan Brown, 15, and Joseph Wamah Jr., 31, all of Philadelphia, at about 8:30 p.m. at 56th and Chester streets.

Two children, ages 2 and 15, were injured, one shot in the leg, and the other getting glass in his eyes from a window shattered by gunfire, police said. They were listed as stable, police said.

During a news conference Tuesday, Philadelphia authorities said they found a handwritten will in Carriki's home on Belmar Terrace in Southwest Philadelphia.

The Philadelphia Inquirer reports the note delegates his assets, including the home, vehicle, computer, rifle, and other weapons.

In his home, investigators found a long gun with no serial number, a black polymer 80 9mm handgun (AKA a ghost gun), sixty-one .223 fired cartridge casings, nine 9MM fired cartridge casings, and two projectiles.

Additionally, authorities said relatives told investigators that Carriker had become increasingly agitated in recent days.

According to authorities, he had been wearing a bulletproof vest and carrying firearms around his home recently.

The Inquirer reports Carriker was described as a "biblical extremist" by a relative.

The DA's office said despite some reports of Carriker being transgender, Carriker identifies as a male.