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Visitors Share Mixed Feelings About Returning To Philadelphia's Dilworth Park One Day After Triple Shooting

Barry Allen, a vendor for Makin It Designs by Vicki, described the chaotic moments when shots rang out Friday around 4:33 p.m.

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December 16, 2024

Vendors and visitors returned to Dilworth Park's Christmas Village on Saturday, a day after gunfire disrupted the holiday market, leaving three teenagers injured and one in custody.

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Barry Allen, a vendor for Makin It Designs by Vicki, described the chaotic moments when shots rang out Friday around 4:33 p.m.

"We heard the shots. As we looked to the ice skating rink, we saw people drop, we all dropped to the ground," Allen said. "It's a very surreal incident to happen. This is not an everyday occurrence, but things happen."

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