Mass Shooting in Philadelphia Leaves 3 Dead, 11 Injured Amid Weekend of Mayhem

Police investigators work the scene of a fatal overnight shooting on South Street in Philadelphia on June 5, 2022. Courtesy of WPVI

At least three people were killed and at least 11 people were injured during a mass shooting in Philadelphia, officials said on June 5.

The shooting occurred on South Street between 2nd and 3rd streets just before midnight on June 4, according to officials. Hundreds of people were outside when police officers said they heard gunshots and saw several suspects firing into the large crowd of people, Philadelphia Police Inspector D.F. Pace told local media outlets.

“There were hundreds of individuals just enjoying South Street, as they do every single weekend, when the shooting broke out,” Pace said early on June 5.

Police reported “several active shooters,” one of whom was shot at by police. The man dropped his gun and fled, according to Pace. It isn’t clear if the suspect was hit by gunfire.

Two handguns were recovered from the scene; Pace said one of the weapons had an extended magazine, although he didn’t elaborate.

Seven victims were taken to Thomas Jefferson University Hospital for treatment of shooting-related injuries, a spokesperson for the hospital told ABC News. One was dead on arrival, and four others were classified as stable, according to the hospital.

Other victims were taken to other nearby hospitals, police stated. The names of the victims weren’t released, and police haven’t provided any information about potential suspects.

Eric Walsh, an employee of O'Neals Pub, said he heard shots being fired at 11:30 p.m. local time before helping people inside his business shelter in place, he told The Philadelphia Inquirer.

“People were coming off the street with blood splatters on white sneakers and skinned knees and skinned elbows,” Walsh told the media outlet. “We literally just were balling up napkins and wetting them and handing them to people. ... It was chaos.”

An investigation into the June 4 shooting is continuing, officials told local media outlets.

The city is still reeling from about nine separate shooting incidents from the night before, including one that left a pregnant woman dead. Officials told Fox News that at least eight others died.

At least 209 homicides have occurred in Philadelphia this year as of May 31, down by 3 percent compared to the year-earlier period, according to police data. Philadelphia, a city that has historically been dominated by Democratic elected officials, in 2021 set its all-time record for homicides, with more than 562, officials said.

Amid the rise in homicides, some current and former officials have criticized Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner for promoting far-left policies. Former Mayor Michael Nutter, in an opinion article last year, wrote that the district attorney “has ignored the pain of the living and insulted the memory of the dead” and that he lives in a “messed up world of White wokeness” that has “little regard for human lives lost.”

Anyone with information about the case can submit a tip by calling or sending a text message to the Philadelphia Police Department tipline at 215-686-TIPS (8477).