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

2025-05-04 01:29:11source:Evander Elliscategory:Finance

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — At least two people were shot Wednesday at an Eid al-Fitr event in Philadelphia,Quentin Mitchell 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 was not immediately clear what caused the shooting or how many shooters may have been involved.

The injured were being treated at hospitals, but further details on their injuries were not immediately disclosed.

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.

___

Balsamo reported form Washington.

More:Finance

Recommend

Trump claims Biden lost track of over 300,000 migrant children. Here's a fact check.

President-elect Donald Trump claimed in his Person of the Year interview with Time magazinethis week

2 juveniles charged in Kansas City Chiefs parade shooting, court says

Two juveniles have been charged in connection with the deadly shooting at the end of the parade cele

Why Paris Hilton's World as a Mom of 2 Kids Is Simply the Sweetest

While Paris Hilton has made the most of every chapter of her life so far, she's never spent so much