June 5, 2022
Washington – A barrage of bullets from multiple shooters left three people dead and nearly a dozen more wounded on South Street in Philadelphia.
The gunfire erupted around 11:31 p.m. on the 400 block of South Street in the city’s Queen Village neighborhood.
Authorities say officers assigned to the 200 block of South Street heard the initial gunfire and quickly responded.Â
3 dead, 11 injured after shooting on South Street in Philadelphia.
Upon arrival, officers found several gunshot victims and an unknown man firing into a crowd of people, said Philadelphia Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw during a Sunday afternoon briefing.
One officer pulled out his weapon and fired several times in the direction of the gunman.
The 34-year-old man was shot twice in the chest and twice in the stomach, police said.
He was taken to Penn Presbyterian Hospital where he later died.
Police have not identified the victims, but AFT Pennsylvania, the union representing over 36,000 educators, paraprofessionals, identified one of the men killed as Kris Minners — a second grade resident advisor at Girard College and member of the Girard College Federation of Teachers.
Police are checking surveillance video to help them identify the shooters.
