The girlfriend of 20-year-old Lashyd Merritt said she had just got off the phone with him when he was shot and killed while walking to the store to get something to eat. Police said a 40-year-old gunman went on a shooting rampage Monday night that spanned several blocks and claimed the lives of 5 people and left 2 children injured. The gunman, armed with a rifle and handgun, surrendered to police in a back alley.