Four Dead In Navy Yard Shooting

It was like the City of Philadelphia woke up and said, “Hey, we haven’t had a murder in a while. Let’s make this next one really memorable!”

Last night at the old Navy Yard, three people were killed and a fourth critically injured before the gunman committed suicide, allegedly after a dispute over money at a board meeting.

The papers have conflicting reports about what business it actually was; the Daily News reports “much of the bizarre mayhem took place inside the second-story offices of Zigzag.net, a prominent black-owned advertising and marketing firm based in a business center near the banks of the Delaware River,” while the Inquirer says “the shootings occurred about 8:30 p.m. during a meeting of the board of directors of a company called Watson International.” So, ah, the biz is Watson International but the shootings took place at Zigzag.net. Of course.

It’s the worst killing in the city since the Lex Street Massacre in 2001 where seven people died and three were injured. Apparently the conference room scene was “utter chaos.” More on this as more information comes out.

Gunman kills 3, then himself at Navy Yard [Inquirer]
4 ARE SLAIN IN S. PHILA. [Daily News]