Philadelphia Shooting: At least 2 dead, 9 injured in mass shooting at Philadelphia’s Fairmount Park
Philadelphia Fairmount Park Shooting News: The incident took place around 10:30pm on Lemon Hill Drive at Poplar Drive. Police have said that at least two of the shooting victims are believed to be juveniles.
The driver was not in critical condition and was not intoxicated with alcohol when tested by police, a police official said at the briefing. (Photo: South Wales Police/ Representational) Philadelphia Shooting: A mass shooting was reported in Philadelphia’s Fairmount Park on Monday night which left at least two people dead and nine others wounded, reports stated.
The incident took place around 10:30pm on Lemon Hill Drive at Poplar Drive. Police have said that at least two of the shooting victims are believed to be juveniles. Police added that all the nine victims of shooting are in a stable condition.
The exact age of the victims, who died in the mass shootout in United States’ Philadelphia, is not known yet but a police officer during a press briefing said the two deceased victims were adults, a male and a female. The police added that no arrests have been made till now in the mass shooting incident.
BREAKING: PHILADELPHIA MASS SHOOTING: ELEVEN SHOT, TWO KILLED. @PhillyPolice Commissioner @PPDCommish says three juveniles among those wounded. Adult female & adult male killed. It happened during “a large Memorial Day gathering of hundreds in Fairmount at Lemon Hill.” pic.twitter.com/gM9mwO4zjP
— Steve Keeley (@KeeleyFox29) May 27, 2025
“We have not recovered any weapons at this time. This is significant. It’s Memorial Day…we understand the significance of this event and we will make sure to provide an update on Tuesday,” a police officer said during a press conference on Monday night.
Memorial Day, which is celebrated on the last Monday of May, is a federal holiday in the United States as it is dedicated to honoring and mourning military personnel who have died in the performance of their duties.
A large police presence was scene in videos around the Fairmount Park, where the suspected shooting took place on Monday night. A large number of adults were gathered in the park, police added.
(with inputs from Reuters)
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