Philadelphia Police Investigating After Gunman Opens Fire At Memorial Gathering

Howard Monroe reports.

EFFORT TO REDUCE THE SPREAD OFTHE COVID-19.ALSO IN PHILADELPHIA,CRYING DURING THE CORONAVIRUSPANDEMIC, PHILADELPHIA POLICEARE INVESTIGATING AFTER A MANOPENED FIRE AT A MEMORIALGATHERING.AN EVENT THAT SHOULD IN THEHAVE HAPPENED DURING A TIME OFSOCIAL DISTANCING.IN THE EVEN, FIVE PEOPLE WERESHOT INCLUDING A ONE YEAR-OLDBOY, AND TWO TEENAGERS."EYEWITNESS NEWS" REPORTERHORDE MONROE IS AT POLICEHEADQUARTERS WITH MORE ON THEEFFECT OUTBREAK IS HAVING ONSOME CRIME IN THE CITY, HOUR.REPORTER: THESE PEOPLECELEBRATING LIFE OF SOMEONERECENTLY SHOT AND KILLED,HOWEVER, THOSE STAY AT HOMEORDER ARE STILL IN PLACE BUTPOLICE SAY THAT GATHERINGNEVER SHOULD HAVE HAPPEN.NOW THAT SHOOTING HAPPENEDJUST BEFORE 10:00 O'CLOCK LASTNIGHT IN THE 2300 BLOCK OFWEST HAROLD STREET.WHEN POLICE ARRIVED ON THESCENE THEY FOUND A PEOPLESHOT.LITTLE BOY WAS SHOT IN HISBACK SIDE AND TAKEN TO ST.CHRISTOPHER'S IN CRITICALCONDITION.BOY'S 18 YEAR-OLD MOTHER A INNTHREE OTHER WOMAN WERE ALSOHURT.THEY ARE ALL TAKEN TO TEMPLEUNIVERSITY HOSPITAL.POLICE SAY THEY WERE IN ALARGE GROUP CELEBRATING THEBIRTHDAY OF THE MAN WHO WASSHOT AND KILLED A FEW DAYS AGOBUT DOING SO THEY WEREVIOLATING THE LAW.POLICE COMMISSIONER OUTLAWSAYS THAT PEOPLE CAN AB RESTEDIF SCENE IN LARGE GROUPS.ARREST IS NOT OFF THE TABLEBUT OBVIOUSLY GIVEN THAT THISIS A PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUE, WEWANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WEDON'T INTERJECT IN SITUATIONTHAT IS WERE PUT EITHER OUROFFICERS OR CITIZENS WE AREPROVIDING SERVICE TOO AT MORERISK MAKING SITUATIONS WORSETHEN WHAT THEY ARE.REPORTER: OUTLAW SAYS THATOFFICERS WILL BE USINGDISCRETION, GOING FORWARD, ASFOR LAST NIGHT'S SHOOTING THEGOOD NEWS IS THAT ALL FIVE OFTHOSE VICTIMS ARE EXPECT TORECOVER.NOW DESPITE THESE STAY AT HOMEORDERS POLICE SAY THEY ARESAYING THAT SHOOTINGS ARE UPACROSS THE CITY.WE WILL TAKE A DEEPER LOOKINTO THOSE NUMBERS WHEN WE SEEYOU AT 5:00.