Another suspect has been arrested in connection to a deadly South Philadelphia mass shooting in July, according to a spokesperson with the police department.
Daquan Brown, 21, was arrested at a home on the 1500 block of South Marston Street by agents with the SWAT Unit and Homicide Detectives on Tuesday, Aug. 12, police said.
Brown is going to be charged with murder, attempted murder and other related charges.
This comes just a few days after police announced an arrest warrant for 24-year-old Christopher Battle and that Terrell Frazier, 22, was arrested in connection to the mass shooting.
Philadelphia Police Commissioner Frank Vanore provided a detailed timeline on the events that led to the shooting during a press conference last week on Aug. 7.
Timeline of the South Philly mass shooting
On Saturday, July 5, around 5 p.m., a large gathering of 100 to 200 people took place on the 1500 block of South Etting Street for a party that was promoted on social media, Vanore said.
When officers arrived at the party to disperse the crowd, some of the attendees jumped on police cars, according to Vanore. Officials said two people were then arrested for assaulting police.
The next night, on Sunday, July 6, the large crowd of 100 to 200 people once again gathered on the 1500 block of South Etting Street for another party, according to Vanore.
Then on Monday, July 7, shortly before 1 a.m., a person attending the party pulled out a gun and fired, possibly in the air, leading other people to pull out guns and fire as well, according to investigators.
“There was no argument or no opposing party. We believe that one individual that was amongst their group had fired a gun. We believe it may have been in the air,” Vanore said. “That caused at least a dozen other people with firearms to then begin recklessly and really intentionally firing their firearms. I have no idea what all of them were firing at.”
Police responded to the shooting and found multiple people suffering from gunshot wounds.
Three of the victims, Zahir Wylie, 23, Jason Rese, 19, and Azir Harris, 24, died from their injuries. Nine other victims, including a 15-year-old girl, two 17-year-old boys, an 18-year-old man, two 19-year-old men, a 21-year-old man, a 23-year-old woman, and a 24-year-old man suffered gunshot wounds. A tenth victim was injured after falling to the ground while running away.
Investigators ultimately determined that 13 separate guns were fired and they collected over 140 pieces of ballistic evidence.
Police later released surveillance video and photos of three suspects in the shooting. The video shows gunmen firing their weapons on a porch while several people either run away on the street or duck for cover.
Investigators analyzed the ballistic, forensic and digital evidence, obtained videos of the shooting that were posted on social media, spoke with witnesses and received several tips. They then identified a suspect in the shooting as Terrell Frazier. A search warrant was issued for Frazier in West Philadelphia on Wednesday, Aug. 6, and he was taken into custody.
Court records show Frazier has an extensive criminal history.
While Frazier is charged with murder, investigators have not yet determined if he was the gunman who killed the three victims. Vanore said they believe other arrests will be made and they continue to investigate.
Vanore also said all of the shooting victims who survived were released from the hospital.
The Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office is in the process of reviewing all the evidence in the case, according to Vanore.