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3 dead, 10 injured in Philadelphia mass shooting, suspect in custody
Philadelphia Mass Shooting News: Nine of the injured were taken to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, and three others were taken to Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.
The incident was part of a violent Fourth of July weekend in the city. Bethel said there were six homicides and many shootings. (Representational/File Photo)
Philadelphia Mass Shooting: Three people were killed and 10 others injured in a mass shooting in the Grays Ferry area of Philadelphia early on Monday, CBS News reported, citing police.
The shooting took place just before 1 a.m. on the 1500 block of South 27th Street, Philadelphia Police Commissioner Kevin Bethel said.
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Nine of the injured were taken to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, and three others were taken to Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. Another victim walked into the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania’s Pavilion Campus, according to police.
At least eight people were taken to hospitals by police. Bethel said two of the injured were juveniles. “Both are expected to survive,” he said.
He added that officers had already responded to the same area late Saturday into early Sunday. Arrests were made during that time, and police continued to monitor the area across the weekend. On Sunday night, police returned after reports of loud music. While they were responding to another incident nearby, officers heard gunshots and rushed back to the block.
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“There may have been an exchange of gunfire,” Bethel said, noting that about 40 people may have been present at the time. Dozens of shell casings were found at the scene.
One person was taken into custody with a weapon, but their role in the shooting is not clear yet, police said.
The incident was part of a violent Fourth of July weekend in the city. Bethel said there were six homicides and many shootings. Over the weekend, eight people were injured in a separate shooting at a nightclub in South Philadelphia.
Despite the recent violence, Bethel said the city’s homicide rate is down by more than 12% compared to last year, and shootings are down by 10%. He said the Homicide Unit has solved 95% of its cases and the Shooting Investigation Group has solved 36%.
The incident was part of a violent Fourth of July weekend in the city. Bethel said there were six homicides and many shootings. (Representational/File Photo) 
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