Mayor Cherelle Parker, along with police and other officials, will gather Monday to discuss the 3-day uptick in terror across the city, and their plans to keep residents safe.
The holiday season was marred by gun violence in Philadelphia after a string of shootings left some victims dead, and several others injured this weekend.It all began Friday evening when gunfire erupted at the Christmas Village in Dilworth Plaza, forcing merchants and visitors to run for cover.
Three teens were struck, including a 14-year-old boy who remains fighting for his life, while another teen was taken into custody.Later that night, more teens were shot when two different double shootings rang out in Northeast Philadelphia.The gun violence took a deadly turn as the weekend continued with at least three people killed in a quintuple shooting inside a home, a triple shooting at a bar, and double shooting on a Philadelphia street.
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