A mass shooting in Philadelphia left at least three people dead and 11 others wounded, police said on Sunday in the latest case of gun violence in the United States after recent massacres in Texas, New York and Oklahoma where dozens died.
A gunman opened fire in Philadelphia’s busy South Street area, which has multiple bars and restaurants, around midnight on Saturday. Two men and a woman were killed, officials said.
“There were hundreds of individuals just enjoying South Street, as they do every single weekend when this shooting broke out,” Philadelphia Police Inspector D F Pace said.
The incident followed recent shootings at a grocery story in Buffalo, New York, an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, and a medical building in Tulsa, Oklahoma, that left dozens dead. Gun safety advocates are pushing the U.S. government to take stronger measures to curb gun violence.
There have been at least 239 mass shootings in the United States so far this year, according to the Gun Violence Archive, a nonprofit research group. It defines a mass shooting as one in which at least four people are shot, excluding the shooter.
Philadelphia police officers observed “several active shooters shooting into the crowd,” with one officer “within about 10 to 15 yards” of an individual firing into the crowd, police said. That officer fired at the suspect, they said.
The whereabouts of the shooters were not immediately known, Pace said. Two handguns were recovered at the scene, including one with an extended magazine, he added. There were no immediate arrests.
U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday called on Congress to ban assault weapons, expand background checks and implement other gun control measures to address the string of mass shootings.
A broad majority of American voters, both Republicans and Democrats, favor stronger gun control laws, but Republicans in Congress and some moderate Democrats have blocked such legislation for years.
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These shootings mostly are happening because the evil Democrats are paying people to do this just to get all guns banned. The Democrats should be banned – permanently!
I am old enough to remember when States had their own Mental Hospitals and I do not recall having this mass killing with firearms. But now the Feds are controlling the “mental health issue” to include yes the mentally Ill will take their medication. No they won’t because when they feel better they will stop taking them because they “feel Better” or they enjoy the way they are and will not take their meds.
Also I would like all these Congress Critters who think there are not enough tough gun laws, PLEASE GO DOWN TO YOUR LOCAL GUN SHOP AND TRY TO BUY ONE! You will see you are misinformed. Also why not try ENFORCING the gun laws no matter who broke them, like Hunter Biden and the ATF FORM 4475 which he signed as truthful, after he had entered false information on it. He knew that he was politically protected showing there is a 2 tier legal system in America, for for the rich and/or political and the other one for the rest of Americans.
Hopefully the shooters weren’t smart enough to wear gloves, so fingerprints can be lifted from the guns and/or the ammunition. I’d wager that, once found, the shooters will turn out to be younger than 40. Most of the modern-day mass shooters and shooters in general are.