'Another horrendous, brazen and despicable act of gun violence.' Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney issues statement following South Street mass shooting that left 3 people dead and 12 others injured⤵️
PHILADELPHIA — A mass shooting on Philadelphia’s South Street leaves three people dead and 12 others injured. Police say patrol officers in the area heard numerous gunshots coming from the 200 block of South Street just before midnight Saturday.Mayor Jim Kenney, South Street Neighbors React To Mass Shooting: 'Horrendous, Brazen, And Despicable Act Of Gun Violence'
“He was within 10 to 15 yards of the shooter watching this person shoot into the crowd when the officer engaged that shooter and as a result of that brave officer, that individual, again we’re uncertain if he was struck or not, but the officer was able to get that individual to drop his gun and flee,” Insp. D F Pace said.
Three of the victims, two men and a woman, were pronounced dead after arriving at the hospital with multiple gunshot wounds to the body. The extent of the injuries to the other 12 people injured is unclear at this time.9 Separate Shootings In Philadelphia Leaves Pregnant Woman Dead, 8 Others Injured: PoliceThe events that transpired last evening on South Street are beyond devastating.
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