Thursday, September 17, 2009

52 shots fired in daylight gunfight

PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia police say two groups of teenagers opened fire on one another as children played on a street in the city’s Eastwick section.

It happened around 3:30 p.m. Thursday outside a home on the 2800 block of Bittern Place.

Police say the shootout erupted after a group of teens drove from another neighborhood and confronted people hanging out on the front steps of a home. No injuries were reported.

Police say the gunmen fired a total of 52 shots from three different weapons, including a high-powered assault rifle. Seven cars were damaged.

Five teenagers have been taken into custody. One faces drug charges after crack cocaine was found during a search of the home, say police.

Detectives think the teen charged was the intended target of the shootout.


This all happened today just a few neighborhoods over from where I was doing service today. Highly messed up. Still not deterred though. I will change this city for the good whether they like it or not, kicking and screaming.

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