Fast 5 Facts on Philadelphia mass shooting at South Street; Killed 3, 11 injured, killer, hospital

Fast 5 Facts on Philadelphia mass shooting at South Street; Killed 3, 11 injured, killer, hospital


During a news conference, Police Inspector D. F. Pace claimed that police were monitoring the area on South Street in downtown Philadelphia when they heard many gunshots and saw several suspects firing into a huge crowd just before midnight.

South Street in downtown Philadelphia

How many people were killed and what are their names?

Two men and a woman were among those killed in the shooting, he said. Their names were not made public by authorities.

In which hospital the injured victims are taken?

Thomas Jefferson University Hospital is treating the 11 injured and three dead victims. Three of the ten patients who arrived to Thomas Jefferson University Hospital were dead, six were in stable condition, and one had been discharged, according to Thomas Jefferson University Hospital spokeswoman Damien Woods.

What did police find at the location of mass shooting?

Police claimed they found two firearms, one of which had an extended magazine. There have been no arrests.

Later in the day, police anticipate to be able to collect “a lot of video security footage” from the several shops along the street to try to identify perpetrators, according to Police Inspector D. F. Pace.

Who are the killers or South Street in downtown mass?

Officers were monitoring the neighborhood when they heard gunshots soon before midnight, according to Philadelphia Police Inspector D.F. Pace, who added that “many active shooters” were shooting into the crowd.

South Street in downtown Philadelphia killers

One of the officers was “within 10 to 15 yards” of one of the people firing into the crowd when he shot at the suspect. There is no such information on the killers from the authorities. The cops are deducing clues from cctv footage from a nearby commercial establishment. Authorities will issue updates as quickly as possible.

What did Mayor Jim Kenney said?

“Once again, we see lives senselessly lost and those injured in yet another horrendous, brazen and despicable act of gun violence,” he said in a statement Sunday morning. “My heart is with the family, friends, loved ones of those lost or injured, and with everyone impacted by this terrible tragedy. “

Kenney said the surge in gun violence in the city and across the nation “makes me not just heartbroken, but angry.” He said, however, fighting it would be “an uphill battle” without measures to address the “availability and ease of access to firearms.”

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