PHILADELPHIA — Three people were killed and at least 11 others were injured when 'several active shooters' opened fire at a crowded intersection in Philadelphia's South Street entertainment district late Saturday night -- one of a string of mass shootings that erupted across the country over the weekend, officials said.
June 06, 2022 at 9:50 am EDT
"There were hundreds of individuals just enjoying South Street, as they do every single weekend, when the shooting broke out," Pace told reporters. Outlaw said two of the slain victims were innocent bystanders as well as many of those who were wounded. Seven of the wounded victims were taken to Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, overwhelming the emergency room staff and prompting 911 dispatchers to direct first responders to take additional victims to two other area hospitals.
As of midnight Sunday, Philadelphia had recorded 218 homicides this year, nine fewer than this time in 2021, a year that saw a record 562 homicides, according to Philadelphia Police Department crime statistics.Chattanooga, Tennessee, police are investigating the city's second mass shooting for the second weekend in a row after a barrage of shots from multiple gunmen early Sunday left three people dead and 11 injured, officials said.
Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego took to Twitter to voice her frustration over the surge in gun violence in her city and across the country, writing,"Seems we can't go a day without another mass shooting."Four shot, two fatally, in Mesa, Arizona Trapani told KNXV that officers arriving on the scene saw a silver car speeding away and chased it. Police stopped the car and detained three occupants.
"The initial investigation indicates this was a targeted attack," Burton said."There is no immediate threat to the public.
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