The man who police say fired the first bullet in the mass shooting on Philadelphia’s South Street likely should not have been granted a license to legally carry a gun— if a previous arrest had been filed in timely manner, according to court documents.
The state police spokeswoman did not respond to repeated follow-up questions asking why the trooper only signed the paperwork this year.
Three days later, Jackson and another man, Rashaan Vereen, were walking down South Street when they came across Micah Towns. Prosecutors say the three exchanged words and Jackson and Vereen attacked Towns. At the same time as the shootout occurred, police said Quran Garner, a friend of Towns, was walking a half a block away near the intersection of South and American streets. Garner allegedly pulled out his own weapon and fired toward Jackson and Vereen. Garner then turned and aimed at a police officer, investigators said. That officer then returned fire several times, striking Garner.
"It does not appear that these groups knew each other. This to me seems to be that Mr. Whittington and Mr. Dukes-Hill, in response to gun shots that were happening down the street, just took out their gun and randomly fired,” Assistant District Attorney Joanne Pescatore said.
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