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- Police responded to a mass shooting at Lemon Hill in Fairmount Park on Memorial Day
- An adult man and an adult woman were killed in the May 26 incident, while at least nine other people were injured, including three teenagers
- Philadelphia Police Commissioner Kevin Bethel said in a press conference, per ABC 6 Action News, that police are working to determine if several weapons were used in the incident
Two people have died and at least nine others are injured following a mass shooting in Philadelphia on Memorial Day.
At around 10:27 p.m. local time on Monday, May 26, police were alerted to “multiple rounds” of gunfire on Lemon Hill at Poplar Drive, Philadelphia Police Commissioner Kevin Bethel said. An adult man and an adult woman were killed, while a 15-year-old, a 16-year-old, and a 17-year-old were among those injured, CBS News and ABC 6 Action News reported.
The remaining victims were adults, according to the outlets. Police told CBS News that one person was also hit by a car as chaos at the park ensued.
“It was a drive-by,” a witness alleged to local media outlet Fox 29, adding that they had been having “a cookout for Memorial Day” with around a thousand attendees.
“Everybody scattered,” another witness said. “I saw two people drop.”
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All who were wounded in the incident had to be taken to various hospitals, including the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, Temple University Hospital and Lankenau Medical Center, per CBS News. The victims are reportedly in a stable condition.
Their identities have not been revealed at this time, Fox 29 reported. No weapons were recovered at the scene and no one is in custody.
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Police are working to determine if several weapons were involved, Commissioner Bethel said in the press conference, per ABC 6 Action News.
A large police presence has remained at the scene amid their investigation, according to the outlet.
The Philadelphia Police Department did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment on Tuesday, May 27.
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