Six dead in Philadelphia, Chattanooga in latest U.S. mass shootings
June 6, 20225:01 AM GMT+10Last Updated an hour ago
"Terrible news. America Had 3 Simultaneous Shootings On Wednesday, Less Than 2 Weeks After Uvalde [... to near bottom ...] Not all of the shootings would be connected to those seeing themselves as part of an ongoing civil war in America. Perhaps, likely (who knows) not any of them. Then again since there is at least a subterranean current of intense deep conflict in so many scenes of American life, and since there are those who have said openly they are fighting a 2nd civil war, it's not too farfetched to contemplate there may be some connections. P - And sure, this could be related too:,,,"
By Kanishka Singh
VIDEO - 1/6 Police markings are pictured on the street as locals walk by the scenes after a deadly mass shooting on South Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., June 5, 2022. REUTERS/Bastiaan Slabbers
June 5 (Reuters) - Mass shootings in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Chattanooga, Tennessee, left at least six people dead and more than 25 wounded, police said on Sunday in the latest cases of gun violence after recent massacres in Texas, New York and Oklahoma.
Multiple shooters opened fire in Philadelphia's busy South Street, an area filled with bars and restaurants, around midnight on Saturday. Two men and a woman were killed, officials said.
A surveillance video from the shooting showed people on a crowded street running in panic in the closing moments of the 22-second clip, presumably after gun shots were fired. The clip had no audio. Reuters was able to verify the video using geolocation.
"There were hundreds of individuals just enjoying South Street, as they do every single weekend, when this shooting broke out," Philadelphia Police Inspector D F Pace said.
In a separate incident, three people were dead and 14 suffered gunshot wounds after a shooting near a bar in Chattanooga, authorities said, adding that two people died from gunshot wounds and one person died from injuries after being struck by a vehicle while fleeing the scene.
Three victims were injured as they attempted to flee and were struck by vehicles, Tennessee officials said, adding several among the injured remained in critical condition.
There have been at least 240 mass shootings in the United States so far this year, according to the Gun Violence Archive, a nonprofit research group. It defines a mass shooting as one in which at least four people are shot, excluding the shooter.
Philadelphia police officers observed "several active shooters shooting into the crowd," with one officer "within about 10 to 15 yards" of an individual firing into the crowd, police said. That officer fired at the suspect, they said.
The whereabouts of the Philadelphia shooters were not immediately known, the police said. Two handguns were recovered at the scene, including one with an extended magazine, authorities added. There were no immediate arrests.
Philadelphia police said on Sunday afternoon that the shooting, which started after an altercation between two parties, left 12 people wounded. The police did not specify how many shooters were involved but said five guns were used.
Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney described the shooting as "horrendous, despicable and senseless." The deceased were aged 22, 27 and 34 while the ages of the people wounded ranged from 17 to 69.
There were multiple shooters in Tennessee too but Chattanooga Police Chief Celeste Murphy said police believe it was an isolated incident and authorities did not think there was an ongoing public safety threat. Further details on that shooting were not immediately available.
A broad majority of American voters, both Republicans and Democrats, favor stronger gun control laws, but Republicans in Congress and some moderate Democrats have blocked such legislation for years. Reporting by Kanishka Singh in Washington Editing by Lisa Shumaker and Matthew Lewis
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