WATCH: DA Larry Krasner spoke about the South Street mass shooting on Monday. He says he expects his office to approve charges for at least two people in connection to the incident. He also became emotional as he decried the number of guns in America ⤵️
PHILADELPHIA — More than a dozen people were shot, three of them losing their lives, after a mass shooting on Philadelphia’s South Street. The Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office is expecting to approve charges for at least two people in connection with what are expected to be nonfatal shootings.
Eyewitness News has obtained new video of homicide unit officials from the DA’s Office surveying the area. On Sunday, police said they believed five guns could be traced ballistically to the many shots that were fired. Officers began responding after the first report for shots fired that was at 11:31 p.m.Police say as the minutes and seconds unfolded, one officer engaged a shooter who they say was firing into the crowd from a block away. That officer discharged his weapon.
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