Philadelphia mass shooting leaves at least three dead, 10 injured

At least three people were killed and 10 people more wounded in a mass shooting in Philadelphia late Saturday night, police said.

Gunfire erupted in the city’s bustling South Street neighborhood near 3rd Street shortly before midnight, Philadelphia police told WPVI.

Police had responded to a 911 call of an individual with a gun in a large crowd. Upon arrival, police saw a male firing into a crowd of people, cops said.

The responding officer fired his service weapon three times at the suspect, police said. It’s unclear if he was hit.

The suspect was hit by gunfire in the arm The Philadelphia Inquirer reported. It’s not clear if he was struck by police.

Cops said two of the deceased include a 25-year-old woman and a 22-year-old man, the newspaper said.

Seven victims were taken to Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, including one of the deceased victims.

Five others were taken to Pennsylvania Hospital, including the suspect, police told the newspaper.

Three other victims were taken to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center.

The conditions of the victims were not immediately available. No officers were injured, according to police.

Joe Smith, 23, was waiting outside of the Theatre of the Living Arts on South Street when shots were fired just 10 feet from the venue, he told the Inquirer.

”Once it started I didn’t think it was going to stop,” Smith said. “There was guttural screaming. I just heard screams.”

He told the paper he instantly thought of the recent mass shootings in Uvalde, Texas and Buffalo, New York once he heard gunshots.

No arrests have been made at this time. Cops said a gun was recovered at the scene.

“Several people have been injured. Please avoid the area,” the Philadelphia Police Department said just before 1 a.m. Sunday morning.