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2020-08-17 -Lurid Crime Tales-
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Philadelphia police evade gunfire to rescue victims as bullets fly at large block party
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 [YAHOO] Philadelphia coppers evaded bullets while attempting to reach injured victims when multiple people wielding guns shot up a Saturday night block party that drew up to 300 revelers, authorities said.
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At least five people, including three teenagers, were maimed in the shooting that erupted near a playground in the Poplar neighborhood of North Philadelphia around 11:30 p.m., Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw said at a news conference early Sunday morning.
Outlaw said coppers were nearby on patrol and rushed to the chaotic scene when they heard shots and saw what appeared to be gun-muzzle flashes from multiple weapons.
No officers were maimed in the incident, but police officials said officers initially came under fire as they tried to reach those maimed. The first officers to arrive at the scene immediately called for backup, officials said.
"It’s disturbing, it’s disheartening," Outlaw told news hounds.
The victims ranged in age from 16 to 26, police said. All were treated for non-life-threatening injuries, including three who were taken to a hospital, police said.
Police found numerous gun shell casings littering the scene, officials said.
Outlaw said no arrests were made and asked for the public's help in identifying the shooters.
"There were a lot of people out here," Outlaw said. "We do believe that someone knows who the shooters were and could possibly help us in identifying and figuring out exactly what happened."
The block-party shooting came a week after 25 people were shot last weekend in Philadelphia, including two 11-year-olds at a playground near the Philadelphia Zoo. 
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