9 Shot, 3 Dead After Shooting at Large Party in Philadelphia

At least three people are dead and another six injured after a mass shooting at a party in West Philadelphia early Sunday.

According to police, the incident happened during a party where about 100 to 150 people were in attendance, near the intersection of Alden Street and Girard Avenue in West Philadelphia at about 2 a.m.

In speaking to NBC10 at the scene of the incident, Philadelphia Police Inspector D.F. Pace said that all of the individuals who were killed were adult men.

Of those victims, a 33-year-old man was pronounced at the scene and a 23-year-old man, who was shot in the leg and stomach, was pronounced after being taken to a nearby hospital, Pace said.

The individual who was pronounced at the scene at about 2:12 a.m., according to Pace, was shot from “very close range,” and was likely targeted.

At about 9:20 a.m., police officials provided an update, saying that the third victim to die as a result of this incident was a 29-year-old man who was shot in the stomach. He was pronounced at about 3:08 a.m., officials said.

Other victims, police said, included a 28-year-old man who was shot in the foot, a 28-year-old man who was shot in the thigh. a 26-year-old woman who was shot in the buttock, a 27-year-old man who was shot in the leg and suffered a graze wound to the head, a 28-year-old man who was shot in both shoulders and in his knee and, finally, a 30-year-old man who was shot twice in his left thigh.

All of these victims, officials said, were listed in stable condition as of 9:30 a.m. on Sunday morning.

Earlier in the day, police officials said 10 people were shot in this incident, however in a morning update, investigators changed that number to nine people.

Pace said the crime scene spread out for about a half a block and investigators found about 25 to 30 shell casings in the area.

“It’s appears that there were multiple shooters. It’s unclear at this time how many,” said Pace.

Injuries for other victims, Pace said, ranged from critical to stable condition.

Pace said investigators are still looking for surveillance footage to learn how this incident unfolded and, so far no arrests have been made and no suspects have been identified.

“It’s still very early in the investigation and there are a lot of unanswered questions,” said Pace.

However, he said, officers have recovered a firearm at the scene and an investigation is ongoing