Three Dead, 11 Injured in a Mass Shooting in Philadelphia
No arrests have been made yet but two weapons were recovered by the Philadelphia Police Department.
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At least three people were killed and 11 others wounded in a mass shooting late Saturday night in United States' Philadelphia.
“You can imagine there were hundreds of individuals just enjoying South Street, as they do every single weekend, when this shooting broke out,” Police Inspector DF Pace told media.
No arrests have been made yet and the Philadelphia Police Department told media that two weapons were recovered. The condition of those wounded remain unknown, reported news agency Associated Press.
The authorities have asked people to avoid South Street area.
Shots were fired into the crowd, said Inspector DF Pace, as per Republic World. An officer shot at a suspect but whether the suspect was hit is not yet confirmed, he added.
"Emergency personnel are responding to a shooting incident in the area of 3rd and South Streets. Several people have been injured. Please avoid the area," Philadelphia Police had said in a tweet.
Recent Shootings
Statistics show that there have been 212 mass shootings in the United States this year alone, of which 27 have occurred in schools.
In a recent horrific school shooting that took place on 24 May, an armed man opened fire at the Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. The 18-year-old shooter killed 19 children and two adults.
Previously, mass shootings at a Buffalo grocery store, a Harris County flea market, and at Laguna Woods Church, left a total of 13 people dead and multiple injured.
A teen had allegedly killed 10 Black people in a supermarket in New York State's Buffalo.
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