PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — One victim is dead and at least five others have been shot in a drive-by shooting in Philadelphia's Fern Rock neighborhood Monday afternoon.
The shooting happened at about 2:15 p.m. near the corner of North Broad Street and West Chew Avenue in North Philadelphia, near the Olney Transportation Center.
The man who was killed was 26 years old. Police said he was shot in the chest multiple times.
Five victims, one woman and four men, were listed in stable condition. The woman, 28, was shot in the shoulder. One man, 22, was shot in his right leg. Another man, 24, was shot in his arm. Yet another man, 25, was shot in his right hand, and a 19-year-old man was shot in his right leg.
Deputy Commissioner Joel Dales told KYW Newsradio that someone opened fire from the back of a Chrysler 300 with tinted windows.
"So far, in the investigation, we found 18 casings and surveillance video that will help with the investigation," said Dales.
No suspect was initially arrested.
The intersection of Broad and Chew was closed as police investigated the area. A crash happened by the shooting scene as well. There was no initial word on injuries from the crash.
La Salle University and three schools are within blocks of the shooting scene. All three, Central High School, Girls High School and Widener School, were locked down.
This is the second mass shooting this year within a short distance of the Olney Transportation Center. Eight people were shot there in February.
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Now 385 people have been shot and killed in Philadelphia in the 2021 calendar year, nearly 20% more than the number of deadly shooting victims at this time last year. Six homicides happened in the city over the weekend, including five on Saturday alone.
CORRECTION: An earlier version of this article misstated the age of the man who was killed and misnamed the neighborhood where the shooting took place.
