'Dark day for Philadelphia': Suspects at large in shooting that killed 3, wounded 12
Philadelphia police said they are looking for witnesses in Saturday's late-night shooting that left 3 dead and 11 wounded, including many "innocent bystanders."
An officer was among multiple people believed to have opened fire in Philadelphia's bustling South Street entertainment district, where three people were killed and 12 others were injured late Saturday, police said.
It wasn't clear whether the suspected gunman targeted by the officer was struck, or anyone else was hit by those police rounds, and the target fled without having ever been identified, the Philadelphia Police Department said in a statement Sunday afternoon.
Police said they believe at least five people opened fire in an attack precipitated by a street fight. Two guns were recovered, but no suspects were in custody, they said.
Watch: Video shows crowd scatter after deadly mass shooting in PhiladelphiaJune 6, 202200:53The shooting officer, one of two on foot patrol nearby who was responding to the sound of gunfire, witnessed at least one gunman fire into a crowd near South Street's intersection with South American Street at 11:31 p.m. Saturday, the department said.
It was the second consecutive weekend of multiple mass shootings in the United States. In Chattanooga, Tennessee, early Sunday, three people were killed amid chaos and gunfire that also injured 14 others.
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