14 Shot, 3 Dead, in Mass Shooting on South Street

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A mass shooting that occurred on Philadelphia’s South Street, left three people dead and at least 13 injured. According to law enforcement, multiple shooters opened fire into a crowd of people just before midnight Saturday night.

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An officer who witnessed the shooting firsthand, quickly fired at one of the shooters, causing them to drop their weapon. The officer was "within 10 to 15 yards of the shooter, watching this person shoot into the crowd" when he decided to engage, Philadelphia Police Inspector D. F. Pace said. Two handguns were recovered, including one with an extended magazine, police said. However, no arrests have been made at this time.

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Three of the victims, two men and a woman, were pronounced dead after arriving to the hospital with multiple gunshot wounds to the body. The condition of the other victims are currently unknown. This incident is just the latest in an uptick of mass shootings that have occurred across the US in recent weeks, including one at a supermarket in Buffalo, New York, a hospital in Tulsa, Oklahoma and at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas.