Philadelphia Eid event shooting injures 3, including teen shot by officer; 5 arrested

PHILADELPHIA - Multiple people were injured as dozens of shots were fired during an Eid al-Fitr event in West Philadelphia Wednesday afternoon where around 1,000 attendees gathered to celebrate the end of Ramadan.

According to police, at around 2:26 p.m. three people were shot during an end of Ramadan event near the 4700 block of Wyalusing Avenue. One of the wounded was shot by a police officer. ---More...

PHILLY MASS SHOOTING:

• Gunfire erupts during Ramadan event

• Multiple people shot; conditions unknown

• 4 in custody & multiple guns recovered, per WPVI

• Motive and circumstances unknown pic.twitter.com/f6pHDIkvEY

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