8 injured, 1 killed in July 4 incident
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8 injured, 1 killed in July 4 incident

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One person was killed and eight others were seriously injured in a mass shooting late on Independence Day in Philadelphia, police said.

The motive for the shooting was still under investigation Friday, a Philadelphia Police Department spokesman said. At least three of the victims were teenagers, including one as young as 14.

The shooting occurred near the Kingsessing district, about six miles southwest of the city centre.

Police said that around 11:30 p.m. Thursday, an officer found one of the victims with a gunshot wound in the middle of the street.

“Our officers were in the area on routine patrol and noticed someone lying on the ground,” Philadelphia Police Inspector Kpana Massaquoi said, according to CBS Philadelphia. “It’s very disturbing, especially when you have officers in the area trying to prevent something like this from happening and it happened.”

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1 person dead, 8 others injured

At the scene, police said, officers found a 20-year-old man shot once in the head. The victim was taken to hospital, where doctors pronounced him dead at 11:43 p.m.

His identity was not initially known.

Police said they also found eight other people injured, including the following people who police transported to hospitals in stable condition:

  • 24-year-old man, shot once in the left leg;
  • A 23-year-old man was shot in the right leg;
  • A 21-year-old man was shot in the left arm;
  • An 18-year-old man was shot in the left leg;
  • An 18-year-old man suffered a head abrasion.

The following juveniles were taken by police to a local children’s hospital in stable condition, officials said:

  • A 16-year-old boy was shot in the left thigh;
  • A 15-year-old girl was shot in the left foot.

The third juvenile, a 14-year-old boy shot in the right thigh, was taken to the hospital by private car and then transported to a local children’s hospital, police said.

Police did not provide any updated information on the victim’s health on Friday.

As of Friday, no arrests had been announced in the case and no weapons had been found, a police spokesman told USA TODAY.

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Motive for Philadelphia’s July 4 mass shooting under investigation

A motive for the shooting was not initially disclosed and the case was still ongoing.

USA TODAY reached out to the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office.

Anyone with information on this case is asked to contact Philadelphia Police.

Natalie Neysa Alund is a senior reporter for USA TODAY. Contact her at [email protected] and follow her at X @nataliealund.

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