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Thursday, March 28, 2024

Police: 2 In Critical Condition After North Philadelphia Quadruple Shooting

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Police: 2 In Critical Condition After North Philadelphia Quadruple Shooting
Police: 2 In Critical Condition After North Philadelphia Quadruple Shooting
Matt Petrillo reports.

CENTER IN PHILADELPHIA.THIS IS CBS-3 "EYEWITNESSNEWS."IT IS CRAZY, YOU KNOW,PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, SHOOTINGGUNS.BREAKING RIGHT NOW, ANEIGHBORHOOD LIVING IN FEAR,AFTER FOUR PEOPLE ARE SHOT INBROAD DAYLIGHT.AND THAT GUNFIRE ERRUPTED JUSTDOWN THE STREET FROM A SCHOOL.THIS IS "EYEWITNESS NEWS"AT 6:00.NOW STREAMING ON CBSN PHILLY.GOOD EVENING, I'M JESSICAKARTALIJA.I'M UKEE WASHINGTON.POLICE RECEIVED INITIALREPORTS OF UP TO 20 SHOTSFIRED, ON THOMPSON STREET INNORTH PHILADELPHIA NOT FARFROM THE TEMPLE CAMPUS.LET'S GET YOU RIGHT OUT TOMATT PETRILLO AT THE SCENE SEEWHAT HE CAN TELL US.MATT?WELL, THERE IS STILL VERYLARGE POLICE PRESENCE BEHINDME HERE IN NORTH PHILLY.SOME 2.5 HOURS SINCE THATGUNFIRE ERRUPTED.IF YOU TAKE A CLOSER LOOK, YOUCAN SEE, THOSE OFFICERSCOMBING FOR CLUES.NOW, RIGHT NOW, POLICE ARESTILL TRYING TO FIGURE OUTEXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED.BUT TELL US THE VICTIMS, FOUREVERY THEM, SITTING ON STEMSOUTSIDE, WHEN MULTIPLE PEOPLEWITH GUNS RAN UP AND STARTEDFIRING.IT FELT LIKE IT WASAUTOMATIC, AUTOMATIC RIFLEPISTOLS.PHILADELPHIA POLICE SWARMED11TH AND THOMPSON STREETS INNORTH PHILADELPHIA.NOT FAR FROM TEMPLEUNIVERSITY'S MAIN CAMPUS,AFTER GUNFIRE ERRUPTED AROUND3:30 P.M.

THIS AFTERNOON.WE FOUND THIS CAR RIDDLED WITHBULLETS.THREE OTHER INDIVIDUALSARRIVED AT TEMPLE HOSPITALWITH GUNSHOT WOUNDS.OVERS SAY THE VICTIMS,INCLUDE, TWO MEN IN THEIR20'S, AND THEY'RE IN STABLECONDITION.ANOTHER MAN IN HIS 20'S IS INCRITICAL CONDITION.SEEN THE COP COME OUT, GRABTHE KIDS, TAKE THEM DOWN THESTREET.AND 19 YEAR OLD WOMAN, WHOWAS TRUCK IN HER HEAD, IS ALSOIN CRITICAL.NEIGHBORS SAY THE SHOOTINGHAPPENED AT SAINT MALKEYCATHOLIC DISMISS GOING THIS ISCRAZY.MY NERVES, I CAN'T STOP MOVINGMY HAND.MY HANDS ARE MAKING --SHAKING.WE DON'T WANT ANYBODY SHOT.BUT WE DON'T WANT TENDER AGESTO BE SHOT.SO AGAIN, NO KIDS WERESHOT.BUT FOUR ADULTS WERE INJUREDIN THIS TWO OR ARE IN CRITICALPOLICE TELL US ONE PERSON INCUSTODY.

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