After Shooting Interrupts Eid Al-Fitr Celebration In West Philadelphia, A Community Is Asking Why

By Kerri Corrado and Aziz Shuler, CBS News Philadelphia

April 11, 2024

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Trash, chairs, a stroller, baby dolls and coolers were just some of the items that were left behind after people dropped what they were doing and ran for their lives during a shooting at 47th Street and Wyalusing Avenue in West Philadelphia Wednesday afternoon.

The shooting left three injured, and five people were arrested, police said. All of the victims are in stable condition, according to police.

"I was like, it's just another beautiful day and gunshots started ringing and you could see the gun smoke because it was very close," Fareed Abdullah, who witnessed the shooting, said.

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