January 10, 2023
Thom Carroll/for PhillyVoice
Three people were killed and a fourth was injured during a shooting in Philadelphia on Monday night. Police say a shooter fired at least 50 shots near Rowland Avenue in the Mayfair section of the city.
Three people were killed and a fourth was injured during a shooting in Philadelphia on Monday night.
According to multiple media reports, around 10 p.m., a shooter fired at least 50 gunshots near Rowland Avenue in the Mayfair neighborhood.
Philadelphia Police Chief Inspector Scott Small said two of the people shot – both males each believed to be in their late teens or early 20s – were lying in the street at the intersection of Rowland Avenue and Guilford Street when cops arrived on the scene, according to FOX29.
A third person, said to be a 24-year-old man, was taken to a nearby hospital where he later died.
The fourth person shot reportedly ran into a nearby home, seeking cover, after being hit by multiple bullets and was later hospitalized; 6ABC reported that the man was in critical condition.
Among the evidence collected as the scene were shopping bags. The men all knew each other, and police said they may have been out shopping earlier in the day.
"We're getting information by some family members that showed up saying that all four of these shooting victims may have been shopping earlier today. They may have been in a mall, but we believe they were all together. That's why you see some bags and boxes that appear to be freshly store-bought," Philadelphia Chief Inspector Scott Small told 6ABC.
There have been no arrests, and police did not have any suspects.
Philadelphia police data shows there now have been nine homicides in the city in 2023, which is a 31% decrease compared to the same date in 2022.
Since the start of 2020, there have been 1,586 homicides in Philadelphia, including a record 562 in 2021; 90% of those deaths were from gunfire.
