Shooting leaves 3 dead, 11 wounded

Philadelphia police recover at least two weapons

Three people were killed and 11 were injured Saturday night in a shooting in downtown Philadelphia, authorities said.

Police officers were patrolling South Street, a lively area with many restaurants and bars, when “they observed several active shooters shooting into the crowd,” Inspector D.F. Pace of the Philadelphia Police Department said at a news conference early Sunday.

One of the officers had fired at one of the gunmen, but it was unclear whether the gunman had been hit, Pace said.

Fourteen victims were taken to hospitals after the shooting, he said, adding that among them, two men and a woman had been pronounced dead upon arrival.

They were Kristopher Minners, Alexis Quinn and Gregory “Japan” Jackson, according to state Sen. Vincent J. Hughes.

Of the 10 patients taken to Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, three were dead, three were in stable condition, and four had been discharged, said Damien Woods, a spokesperson for the hospital.

Pace said the investigation was continuing and that police would review surveillance footage to help identify the gunmen.

At least two guns have been recovered from the scene, one with an extended magazine.

Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney released a statement Sunday morning expressing his condolences to the families of the victims and calling for more firearm restrictions.

The Gun Violence Archive has counted nearly 240 mass shootings this year, defined as one in which four or more people were killed or injured.

Shootings in the United States rose sharply during the pandemic.