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Philadelphia mass shooting leaves 8 people injured, 1 dead; no arrests made, police say
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Date:2025-04-15 16:35:34
One person died and eight others suffered serious injuries during a late-night mass shooting on Independence Day in Philadelphia, police said.
A motive in the shooting remained under investigation Friday and at least three teenagers − one as young as 14 − were among the victims, a Philadelphia Police Department spokesperson told USA TODAY.
The shooting took place near the city's Kingsessing neighborhood about six miles southwest of downtown.
Police said that around 11:30 p.m. Thursday, an officer found one of the victims suffering from a gunshot wound in the middle of the street.
"Our officers were in the area doing a routine patrol and observed someone laying on the ground," Philadelphia Police Inspector Kpana Massaquoi said, according to CBS Philadelphia. "It is very alarming, and especially when we have officers in the area to try to prevent anything like this from happening, and it still happened."
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1 dead, 8 others injured
At the scene, police said, officers found a 20-year-old man, shot once in the head. The victim was transported to a hospital where doctors pronounced him dead at 11:43 p.m.
His identity was not immediately known.
Police said they also found eight others injured including the following people whom police transported to hospitals in stable condition:
- A 24-year-man, shot once in the left leg;
- A 23-year-old man shot once in the right leg;
- A 21-year-old man shot once in the left shoulder;
- An 18-year-old man shot once in the left leg;
- An 18-year-old man who suffered a graze wound to the head.
The following minors, officials said, were transported by police to a local children's hospital in stable condition:
- A 16-year-old boy shot once in the left thigh;
- A 15-year-old girl shot once in the left foot.
A third minor, a 14-year-old boy shot once in the right thigh, was taken by private vehicle to a hospital, then transported to the local children's hospital, police said.
The victim's updated conditions were not provided by police on Friday.
As of Friday, no arrest had been announced in the case and no weapon had been recovered in the case, a police spokesperson told USA TODAY.
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A motive in the shooting was not immediately known and the case remained under investigation Friday.
USA TODAY has reached out to the Philadelphia District Attorney's Office.
Anyone with information about the case is asked to contact the Philadelphia police.
Natalie Neysa Alund is a senior reporter for USA TODAY. Reach her at nalund@usatoday.com and follow her on X @nataliealund.
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