Wave of U.S. mass shootings continues in Tennessee & Pennsylvania

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3 dead, 14 shot in mass shooting in Chattanooga, Tennessee

This is the second mass shooting in the city in the last week

 

At least three people are dead and 14 shot following a shooting outside a nightclub in Chattanooga, Tennessee overnight, which is the second mass shooting in the city in the last week.

 

Two people died from gunshot wounds and a third died after being hit by a car, according to Chattanooga Police Chief Celeste Murphy. Three other people were injured by vehicles fleeing the scene.

 

The chief told reporters the shooting was an "isolated incident" and said there were likely "multiple shooters."

 

Murphy said the circumstances of the shooting are still unknown and appealed for the public's help for information.

 

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https://abcnews.go.com/US/dead-14-shot-mass-shooting-chattanooga-tennessee/story?id=85196630

 

 

 

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3 dead, 11 wounded in downtown Philadelphia shooting

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Gunfire killed three people and wounded at least 11 others in a popular downtown Philadelphia entertainment district late Saturday night, authorities said.

 

Police officers were patrolling the area on South Street in downtown Philadelphia when they heard multiple gunshots and witnessed several suspects firing into a large crowd just before midnight, Police Inspector D. F. Pace said during a news conference.

 

An officer shot at one of the suspects from about 30 feet (9 meters) away, but it is unclear if the suspect was hit, Pace said.

 

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https://www.yahoo.com/now/police-2-dead-13-wounded-054459551.html

 

 

 

 

[KhunLA]

Philly, that's every week.  I loved my happy hours pub crawls during the week, 1980s & 90s, around South St, but it got a little too 'dark' for me at about 2000 hrs, and usually on my way home by then or sleeping over, but definitely off the streets, well, South st. area.

 

Officer shot at, but doesn't know if he struck a suspect at 10 meters ... yikes.  Needs to spend some time at the gun range.

 

Elsewhere in news, maybe one of those peaceful protests ???? ...

"there was a group of about 40 people walking west on South Street, chanting something he couldn’t understand. He said he heard what sounded like somebody blowing a whistle (maybe PoPo), then all of a sudden, gunfire."

https://www.inquirer.com/crime/live/philadelphia-shooting-south-street-dead-wounded-20220605.html

 

Actually not much has changed over the past decades.  2020 was a bit higher than usual:

https://mikenutterllc.com/news/news-item/philadelphia-homicides-1960-2020

 

Edited June 5, 2022 by KhunLA