Fairmount Park shooting leaves teen dead, others injured – NBC10 Philadelphia

As officers tried to break up a large party in Philadelphia's Fairmount Park, a shooting broke out, killing a teenage girl and injuring others, police said.

The incident happened in the area of ​​33rd and Ridge just before 11 p.m. Friday night, according to police.

Police said a total of five teenagers were shot; one of them was a teenage girl who died from her injuries. They were part of a large crowd of at least 100 teenagers and young adults gathered in the park.

Police said officers were on scene trying to disperse the crowd and enforce the curfew when they heard gunshots.

Several people were rushed to hospital by police, others arrived without an appointment at area hospitals, police said.

“We don't know what motivated this shooting. What motivated it. Whether any of these five victims were targeted. We just don't have that information yet. It's still too early in the investigation,” said Philadelphia Police Detective DF Pace. Department.

Police told NBC10 it was a large crime scene area; They found about a dozen spent shell casings and expect to find even more as they continue to search the area.

This is a developing story, check back for updates.