2 Police Officers Shot During Philadelphia July Fourth Fireworks Show
The shooting took place in Philaedelphia's Fairmount-Art Museum district where thousands of people were gathering for July Fourth celebrations.
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Two police officers were shot and injured during a July Fourth celebration in Philadelphia, NBC News reports. Both officers were taken to a local hospital and are in stable conditions.
Video from the shooting shows thousands of people fleeing the scene, which unfolded in the city’s Fairmount Street-Art Museum area. Fireworks can be seen going off in the background.
“I didn’t hear the shots, but the cops were like, ‘Run, run, run,’” a woman told Philly’s NBC10.
Per NBC News, no one is currrently in custody.
The shooting comes just hours after a mass shooting took place in the Chicago suburb of Highland Park. It resulted in the death of five people and at over 30 who were wounded. A suspect has since been arrested.
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