A gunman killed six people and seriously wounded another yesterday in a series of shootings in a rural area near the northeastern US city of Philadelphia, authorities said, as police hunted for the suspect.
All seven victims have a “familial relationship” to the suspect, identified as 35-year-old Bradley William Stone, said prosecutors in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
Police said Stone — possibly wearing military fatigues — should be considered “armed and dangerous.”
No possible motive was given for the shootings.
ABC television affiliate WPVI earlier said the suspect was believed to be a military veteran. The shootings took place at three different locations in suburban Philadelphia — Souderton, Lansdale and Lower Salford.
Reinforcements were rushed in to aid the manhunt for Stone, who uses a cane or a walker, according to police sources.
