Six people were shot at a graduation party in the Southwest Philadelphia neighborhood and one of them was killed, CBS Philly reports. It happened shortly after 10 p.m. on a dead end street.
A 24 year old was shot in the back and died after being brought to a hospital, detectives said. In addition, a 21-year-old was hit in the elbow and a 15 year old, 16 year old and two 17 year olds were hit in their legs.
Earlier, Philadelphia Police Commissioner Richard Ross gave reporters slightly larger numbers, saying four adults in their twenties suffered gunshot wounds, none of them life-threatening, in addition to the four juveniles.
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Ross said there were about eight or nine shots fired.
No arrests have been made.
It was unclear how many shooters there were or if the shooter or shooters escaped on foot or in a vehicle.
There was no word on what prompted the shooting. There was no indication of any sort of trouble in the area beforehand, Ross said, adding that police were concerned about retaliation and planned to step up patrols.
The shooting culminated another weekend filled with gun violence in Philadelphia, CBS Philly said. More than a dozen people were shot since late Friday night before the graduation party, in nearly every pocket of Philadelphia, even on I-76.
