Dymir Stanton

Dymir Stanton, a 29-year-old Black man and a loving father to a three-year-old daughter, was killed on the evening of July 3, 2023, during a mass shooting in Philadelphia’s Kingsessing neighborhood. Family and friends remembered him as a good father who was deeply loved by his family, who later wore matching shirts with his photo to court hearings.

The attack began around 8:30 p.m. when a man wearing a bulletproof vest and a ski mask walked through the neighborhood carrying an AR-15-style rifle and a handgun, firing indiscriminately at people on the street and in cars. Dymir was shot in the chest and back on South Frazier Street. He was one of five people killed in the rampage. The other victims were 15-year-old Daujan Brown, 20-year-old Lashyd Merritt, 31-year-old Joseph Wamah Jr., and 59-year-old Ralph Moralis. Several others were wounded, including a 13-year-old boy and a 2-year-old boy who were both shot in the legs.

Responding police officers found Dymir lying in the street before they continued their pursuit of the gunman, who they heard firing more shots nearby. The shooter was eventually cornered in an alley, where he surrendered. Police identified him as 40-year-old Kimbrady Carriker. At the time of his arrest, he was carrying the rifle, a handgun, multiple magazines, and a police scanner. Sources said Carriker told arresting officers he was trying to help them address the city’s gun violence crisis.

Carriker was charged with five counts of murder, five counts of attempted murder, and numerous other offenses. During the investigation, detectives discovered that one of the victims, Joseph Wamah Jr., had been killed by Carriker in his home nearly two days before the July 3rd shooting spree. The case against Carriker was temporarily paused in August 2023 when he was deemed mentally unfit to stand trial and was sent for treatment. He was found competent in March 2024, and a judge ordered his case to proceed.

In December 2025, Kimbrady Carriker, then 43, pleaded guilty to five counts of third-degree murder, five counts of attempted murder, and related firearms violations as part of a plea agreement. He was sentenced to serve 37.5 to 75 years in state prison.