2 killed and 9 injured in a memorial day shooting in a park in Philadelphia

Philadelphia (AP) – There are no excuses for violence like the shooting of the Memorial Day in a park in Philadelphia, in which two people were killed and injured nine, the mayor of the city said on Tuesday.

Two young adults died in Fair Lount Park on Monday evening, said police commissioner Kevin Bethel on Tuesday. Those who were injured in the Memorial Day The shootout is listed in stable condition, he said. The police said that no arrests were made.

“This is a hideous act of violence that was inhumane. No consideration of life,” said Mayor Cherelle Parker at a press conference. “We are not held hostage by anyone who decides that they want to get stormy, warlike weapons.”

It was not yet clear what was led to the shootout or whether those who were shot have been targeted, said the police commissioner. No weapons were recovered, but the investigators found shells from three weapons, said Bethel. Rapid Fire shots drawn from the videos divided into social media, he said that they could find that a switch that automates a semi-automatic weapon was used.

“This is the sound of the war. If you have an automatic weapon that you can do a magazine one 20 clip magazine empty in a matter of seconds,” said Bethel. “It should kill, create slaughter and beat as many people as possible. And in this case it could do it.”

The police identified those who were killed as Amya Devlin (23) and Mikhail Bowers (21). The wounded are a 15-year-old boy and two girls aged 16 and 17, the police said. The other injured people, four women and two men, are aged 18 to 28.

Bethel did not know how many people were at the time of the shootout in the park, but found that estimates were in the hundreds. The shootout occurred despite the presence of the officers in the park, said Bethel.

“We try to manage the crowd while developing, but at the same time it is a challenge if individuals decide that they fire into a lot,” said Bethel.

The officials were earned earlier in the evening to dispel crowds and met with adults.

Bethel has noticed concerns about the Roots Picnic Music Festival, which is planned for the coming weekend in Fair Lount, explained that such an event differs from an unplanned manner with significant planning, as there was on Monday evening. From next weekend, Bethel said that the department would increase the operations in the park and work on identifying problems in advance, said Bethel.