Philly police shoot, kill man accused of killing his parents and woman in a quadruple shooting

Philadelphia police shot a man hours after he allegedly killed his parents and a woman and injured his sister in a quadruple shooting at a Northeast Philadelphia home early Monday morning.

Police officers initially arrived to the house at Shelbourne and Lardner streets in the Lawncrest neighborhood just after 4:45 a.m. after one of the shooting victims called 911.

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First responders were met by a 43-year-old woman who was shot in her face, Philadelphia Police Chief Inspector Michael McCarrick said. She was listed in critical but stable condition.

Inside the house, investigators found three people dead upstairs -- including a man and woman, McCarrick said.

A family member told NBC10 that the couple had lived at the home for a long time and that their daughter was the one who called police.

Police later identified the three deceased victims as Denise Snead-Doram, 63, Gregory Doram, 61, and Nina O'Brien, 42.

Denise Snead-Doram and Gregory Doram all lived at the home where the shooting took place while O'Brien resided at a different location in Philadelphia, police said.

Police searched for the suspected shooter, later identified as Jahad Snead, 41, who was believed to be in a blue Honda Pilot with Pennsylvania tags, investigators said. Family members said Snead was the son of Denise Snead-Doram and Gregory Doram as well as the brother of the woman who survived the shooting.

Then around 7 a.m., an officer was driving along the 100 block of East Hortter Street when she noticed a blue SUV in her mirror. She pulled over to let the vehicle pass and confirmed over the police radio that it was the vehicle allegedly involved in the triple homicide, police said in a statement.

A woman was driving while a man had the front passenger seat reclined back, police said. The officer then pulled the blue Honda over with the assistance of backup law enforcement.

Police said that when the driver and passenger were told to exit the SUV, they drove off instead before a sergeant hit the back bumper of the vehicle with his car which forced it to come to a stop.

The sergeant then approached the vehicle again and ordered the female driver to exit, police said. Meanwhile, another officer demanded the passenger, Snead, to exit the SUV.

"The suspect inside of the vehicle fired one time at the officers," Stanford said.

A police officer returned fire, striking Snead, investigators said.

"This seems to be the suspect that was responsible for the three homicides earlier this morning," Stanford said.

Snead died at the hospital later on Monday morning, police said. He also lived at the home where the shooting took place, according to investigators. Snead's gun was recovered.

Another person was driving the SUV at the time of the shooting, Stanford said. That person remained under investigation.

As SkyForce10 hovered overhead following the shooting, several police vehicles could be seen behind the SUV, with one police vehicle appearing to have struck the back corner of the SUV.

The officer who shot Snead was hurt by broken glass, police said. The officer was treated for a hand injury and placed on administrative leave. He is a six-year veteran of the force.

Loved ones described Denise Snead-Doram and Gregory Doram as "happy people."

"Churchgoing happy people that wouldn't hurt anybody," Detrick Lowman, a family member, told NBC10 while in tears. "It's really just crazy."

Entering Monday, at least 330 people had been killed in Philadelphia, according to Philadelphia police data. That's down about 19% from the same time last year, but still on pace to be one of the deadliest years this century.

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