Philadelphia end of Ramadan event shooting: Police say 3 injured, 5 arrested
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An Eid al-Fitr event marking the end of Ramadan turned violent Wednesday afternoon in Philadelphia. Police said three people were shot and five people were arrested.
Officers were writing tickets at a nearby gas station when they heard 30 shots fired, Bethel said. Philadelphia police at the scene where shots rang out on Wednesday. (WTXF) A distant view of the scene where a shooting happened on Wednesday in Philadelphia. (WTXF) A playground near where a shooting happened in Philadelphia on Wednesday. (FOX 29) Louis Casiano is a reporter for Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to louis.casiano@fox.com.
The officers saw two groups shooting at each other. One officer approached a 15-year-old boy, who opened fire. The officer returned fire and shot the teen in the shoulder and leg. Two other people were also shot during the chaos, police said.