Gunmen opened fire on a crowd in Philadelphia on Wednesday evening in what authorities said was a targeted shooting, wounding seven victims, including a 16-year-old girl.
According to Philadelphia police, a shootout broke out in the 2800 block of North Bumbly Street around 6:15 p.m. and the gunmen are on the run.
“The perpetrator intentionally fired into the crowd and it is possible that someone in the crowd was the target,” Philadelphia Police Capt. Scott Small told reporters at the scene.
All seven victims, aged between 16 and 47, remain in hospital in stable condition. FOX29 Philadelphia report.
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All seven shooting victims are in stable condition at Philadelphia hospitals, police said. (FOX29 Philadelphia WTXF)
Two women were shot in the leg, another woman and two men were shot in the arm or leg, a 16-year-old victim suffered abrasions to the abdomen and an 18-year-old woman suffered a gunshot wound to the back.
Police said the shots appeared to have been fired from a semi-automatic rifle. (FOX29 Philadelphia WTXF)
Small said the shots appeared to have been fired from a semi-automatic rifle, and investigators believe one to three gunmen got out of a vehicle and began firing into the crowd.
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Police described the suspect vehicle as a dark-colored, four-door sedan with yellow tape or plastic on the rear trunk.
Additional details about the suspect were not immediately released. (FOX29 Philadelphia WTXF)
“The trunk was secured with yellow tape or plastic, and that information was broadcast over the police radio,” Small said of the vehicle. “There were also several civilian surveillance cameras in the neighborhood, so hopefully those additional cameras captured something that would be helpful to the investigation into the shooting.”
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No further information about the suspect was immediately provided because the investigation is ongoing.
