Philadelphia Mass Shooting Leaves Multiple Injured After 50 Shots Fired

A mass shooting in Philadelphia has left multiple people injured after nearly 50 shots were fired in a chaotic scene early on Saturday, according to reports.
The incident happened at around 4 a.m. in the area of Cumberland and 11th Streets in North Philadelphia.
Police said more than 50 shots were fired at seven people. While one person is in critical condition, six others involved are listed as stable and expected to survive, police said.
Authorities confirmed that one of the victims is a 17-year-old shot in the chest, NBC 10 reported. Other victims suffered wounds to their arms, thighs and back. All victims were taken to Temple University Hospital for treatment.
A police report provided to Newsweek indicates the fight started as a “dispute” between two men, with one returning a short time later and discharging his weapon. No arrest has been made, but police recovered a weapon at the scene.
A suspect and a motive for the shooting have not been established. However, the police report describes the shooter as a Black male dressed all in black at the time of the attack.
Police also identified around two dozen bullet shells at the scene as coming from .45 caliber, .40 caliber and 9mm weapons. An investigation is underway.
The incident comes days after a man was shot multiple times in the parking lot of Rivers Casino Philadelphia in the city’s Fishtown section on Thursday in an unrelated incident.
The 37-year-old man suffered multiple gunshot wounds to the lower legs. He was taken to Jefferson Hospital in critical condition and has not been identified.
No arrests have been made and no weapon has been recovered, police said.
In another incident, 34-year-old Reginald Jones was killed after he was shot inside a Chinese takeout restaurant near 8th Street and West Erie Avenue in Franklinville on Wednesday night.
Police said the 34-year-old was shot in the chest and later died in hospital. No arrests were made, and no weapons were recovered.
Surveillance video from the restaurant showed Jones and the suspected shooter arguing before the shooting. It is unclear what sparked the argument.
Philadelphia has seen a drop in homicides and shootings in 2024, compared to the same period last year, according to police data.
The data shows shootings are down 34 percent, while violent crime is down 12 percent.
Despite the improvement, the city is still on track to eclipse 1,000 shooting victims in 2024, Axios reported in July.
Meanwhile, Philadelphia is on track to have fewer than 300 homicides this year for the first time since 2016, when it recorded 277.
In April, the Center for American Progress reported that Philadelphia had the most significant drop in gun violence of any big city in the country.
Updated 10/19/24 at 1:35 p.m. ET to include additional information provided by a police report.