Two 18-year-olds have been arrested for allegedly unleashing a hail of gunfire at high school students waiting at a bus stop Wednesday in Northeast Philadelphia, leaving eight injured.
The injured students, ages 15 to 17, were at the bus stop just before 3 p.m. ET on Wednesday when three people exited a car around the corner, walked up to them, and fired at least 30 times before fleeing the scene, according to Philadelphia Police Commissioner Kevin Bethel.
Police identified suspects in the case by using evidence that included two stolen vehicles, Deputy Commissioner of Investigations Frank Vanore said during a Monday news conference.
One 18-year-old suspect, Jamaal Tucker, turned himself in, according to Vanore, and another 18-year-old suspect, Ahnile Buggs, was arrested over the weekend.
A spokesperson with the Defender Association of Philadelphia had no comment about its client Tucker when reached by CNN.
An attorney listed on court documents for Buggs did not respond to CNN’s request for comment.
“We’re not done,” Vanore said, noting police were working to find another two people seen in the vehicle.
“And we’re going to continually move with our investigation towards not only those individuals but this group, anyone who may have aided and assisted them — we’re coming for them, too.”
Wednesday’s eight gunshot victims include two 15-year-olds, five 16-year-olds and a 17-year-old, Philadelphia police said in a news release. One 16-year-old was shot nine times and remains in critical condition, while the others are stable, police said Thursday.
The injuries include leg, arm, back and upper-body wounds.
Philadelphia District Attorney Lawrence Krasner said the two suspects are facing charges related to each of the eight victims.
They include criminal attempt to murder, aggravated assault, firearms charges, possession of an instrument of crime, simple assault and reckless endangerment of another person.
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