Philadelphia shooting: 3 dead, 10 injured in Grays Ferry gun violence

Three adults were killed and ten others injured, including two juveniles, in a mass shooting early Monday morning in South Philadelphia, local officials said.

The gunfire erupted just before 1 a.m. on a residential street in the Grays Ferry neighborhood. “We have numerous rounds that were shot on the block,” Police Commissioner Kevin Bethel said.

As reported by the Associated Press, Bethel noted that police had responded to the same block less than 24 hours earlier, late Saturday night into early Sunday morning, when several arrests were made. It remains unclear whether the two incidents are connected.

The South Philadelphia shooting was among several violent episodes reported over the Fourth of July weekend across the United States. Just days earlier, at least eight people were injured in a separate shooting near a nightclub, also in South Philadelphia.

Authorities continue to investigate the incident. Residents in the Grays Ferry area are being urged to share any information they may have with law enforcement.

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With inputs from Associated Press