Eight high school students were injured, one seriously, near a bus station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on Wednesday afternoon. Police say three masked men opened fire on the teens.
The incident occurred shortly before 3 p.m. local time near a Southeastern Philadelphia Transportation Authority stop at the intersection of Rising Sun and Cottman Avenue, Philadelphia Police Chief Kevin Bethel said.
A teenager in critical condition
The injured students, who attend Northeast High School, are between 15 and 17 years old. One, a 16-year-old, was hit in the upper body by nine bullets and is in critical condition. The condition of the other teenagers was stable, Bethel reported at a press conference on Wednesday.
Police released surveillance video (above) showing the three masked gunmen jumping out of a Hyundai Sonata in a parking lot, rushing to the bus stop and shooting at a bus. The trio fired more than 30 shots, then ran back to the car and fled.
Eleven injured after gunfire on Monday
On Monday, eleven young people were shot dead – also at a bus stop – in Ogontz, a neighborhood in Philadelphia. According to Bethel, it is currently unclear whether the two crimes are related.
“Enough is enough! “All of the law enforcement agencies we have here in the city of Philadelphia are active and working together to ensure that all necessary resources are available so that the crimes can be solved,” Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker said during the press conference. conference.
Source: Krone
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