At least two shot when gunfire erupts at Philadelphia Eid event, official tells AP

Published April 10, 2024 2:04 PM

By CLAUDIA LAUER and MICHAEL BALSAMO
Associated Press

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — At least two people have been shot at an Eid event in Philadelphia, a law enforcement official told The Associated Press. The official could not discuss details of the ongoing investigation and spoke to AP on condition of anonymity. It wasn’t immediately clear what caused the shooting or how many shooters may have been involved. Dozens of police officers responded to the shooting in the city’s Parkside section. The shooting happened in an area where residents were celebrating Eid al-Fitr, the end of the holy month of Ramadan.

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