Wednesday, April 10, 2024 – Multiple people were wounded as gunshots rang out during an Eid al-Fitr event in West Philadelphia on Wednesday afternoon, April 10.
The incident unfolded around 2:30 p.m. near the Philadelphia
Masjid mosque and the Sister Clara Muhammad School, FOX 29 reported.
Over 1,000 peopleare believed to have been at the outdoor
event to celebrate Eid, an Islamic holiday that marks the end of Ramadan.
Parents who may have been separated from their children
during the chaos were given a staging location to reunite with their loved
ones, FOX 29 added.
Authorities “made numerous arrests and at least 4 guns were
recovered” from the scene, FOX 29’s Steve Keeley reported, citing police
sources. At least one Philadelphia police officer fired their weapon, he added.
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