Terrifying moment war zone-like mass shooting leaves three dead in Philadelphia
CCTV footage from outside a home showed more than a half dozen people taking cover behind a short wall on the porch as countless gunshots rang out.
The 20-second Ring camera clip showed women and teenagers taking cover on top of each other and squirming while at least two men stood up with guns and opened fire toward the street.
Others could be seen hiding behind cars across the street.
Gunfire erupted on the 1500 block of South Etting Street in the Grays Ferry neighborhood just before 1am on Monday.
Police were patrolling the area as people gathered and played loud music, when dozens of shots were fired.
Three men, aged 19, 23 and 24, were killed in the massacre.
Among those who were injured were a 15-year-old girl, two 17-year-old boys and a 19-year-old man in critical condition. Other victims aged 18 to 24 suffered more minor injuries.
Philadelphia Police Commissioner Kevin Bethel condemned the perpetrators for engaging in the shootout with children nearby, and said it was 'hard to understand'.
'You see the size of this block – individuals just shooting randomly into houses, into cars,' said Bethel, according to WPVI.
'I mean, this is coward, wannabe thug stuff.'
He added that 'we will get to the root cause and we will bring those individuals to justice'.
Police have apprehended at least one person with a weapon.
The shooting was 'past frustrating' for Tyrique Glasgow, who is executive director of Young Chances Foundation, which works to end violence and give young men opportunities in Grays Ferry.
Glasgow said he knows some of the victims. More Trending
'They are working to get jobs and going to vocational school, and to have their lives stopped by gun violence is something that is frustrating and painful,' he told the news outlet.
The shooting happened during a community cookout.
'We are going to come together and clean it up, but the blood and the trash and the food and the activities that we are supposed to have today for our summer camp, we had to put on pause today,' Glasgow said.
It happened after a violent Fourth of July weekend, with 46 people shot from Friday to Monday, according to Bethel.
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