8 injured and 1 dead in the incident of July 4

Lina Portman3 days ago

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One person died and eight others were seriously injured in a late-night Independence Day mass shooting in Philadelphia, police said.

The motive for the shooting was still under investigation Friday and at least three teenagers — including one as young as 14 — were among the victims, a Philadelphia Police Department spokesperson told USA TODAY.

The shooting took place near the Kingsessing neighborhood, about six miles southwest of the city center.

Police said that around 11:30 p.m. Thursday, an officer found one of the victims suffering from a gunshot wound in the middle of the street.

“Our officers were in the area on a routine patrol and observed someone lying on the ground,” Philadelphia Police Detective Kpana Massaquoi said, according to CBS Philadelphia. “It’s very alarming, especially when we have officers in the area trying to prevent something like this from happening, and it still happened.”

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1 dead, 8 others injured

At the scene, police discovered a 20-year-old man with a bullet wound to the head. The victim was taken to hospital where doctors pronounced him dead at 11:43 p.m.

His identity was not immediately known.

Police said they also found eight other injured people, including the following people, who police took to hospitals in stable condition:

A 24-year-old man, shot in the left leg;
A 23-year-old man was shot in the right leg;
A 21-year-old man was shot in the left shoulder;
An 18-year-old man was shot in the left leg;
An 18-year-old man who suffered a graze wound to the head.

The following minors, authorities said, were transported by police to a local children's hospital in stable condition:

A 16-year-old boy was shot in the left thigh;
A 15-year-old girl was shot in the left foot.

A third juvenile, a 14-year-old boy shot in the right thigh, was taken by private vehicle to a hospital and then transported to a local children's hospital, police said.

The victim's updated condition was not provided by police on Friday.

As of Friday, no arrests had been announced in the case and no weapons had been recovered in the case, a police spokesperson told USA TODAY.

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Motive for July 4 shooting in Philadelphia under investigation

The motive for the shooting was not immediately known and the case remained under investigation Friday.

USA TODAY has contacted the Philadelphia District Attorney's office.

Anyone with information about this case is asked to contact Philadelphia police.

Natalie Neysa Alund is a senior reporter for USA TODAY. Contact her at [email protected] and follow her on X @nataliealund.

1 dead, 8 others injured

Motive for July 4 shooting in Philadelphia under investigation

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