May 13, 2021- 3:05 p.m.
PHILADELPHIA — A gunman opened fire on a small crowd gathered at a memorial site for a shooting victim in Philadelphia, killing one man and wounding three others.
The shooting occurred around 4:15 p.m. Wednesday on the 5500 block of Kingsessing Avenue in West Philadelphia, as some people were painting a mural on the side of a corner store and others were putting down candles and stuffed animals, authorities said. The group of roughly 10 people had gathered there to honor a person who was shot and killed at the site last fall.
The gunman approached the group and fired several shots at close range before fleeing on foot, authorities said. He remained at large Thursday.
A 20-year-old man was shot about 11 times in his chest, torso and abdomen, according to The Philadelphia Inquirer, was taken to a hospital but was pronounced dead there a short time later.
A 29-year-old man who was shot five times was reported in critical but stable condition at the hospital, the Inquirer reported. A 23-year-old man was shot three times and was listed in stable condition. A 19-year-old man was shot in the elbow and also was listed as stable. Their names and further details on their injuries were not disclosed.
