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A man suspected of fatally shooting 3 people is shot and killed by police in Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Police in Philadelphia say officers shot and killed a man suspected in a quadruple shooting hours earlier that left three people dead. Authorities say the victims were found at a home shortly before 5 a.m. Monday. Police stopped a car three hours later that had been reported fleeing the shooting. A man inside fired at police and was shot by officers. He was identified as 41-year-old Jahad Snead, and was said to be a relative of the victims. Police say the motive isn’t immediately known. The shooting left a 43-year-old woman critically wounded. The three dead were identified as 63-year-old Denise Snead-Doram, 61-year-old Gregory Doram and 42-year-old Nina O’Brien.

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