About 30 gunshots rang out Wednesday as more than 10,000 people celebrated Eid in the park.
Philadelphia:
A shooting between rival groups injured three people during a celebration marking the end of Ramadan, police in the US city of Philadelphia said.
Police gave no indication that the event itself, a celebration of Eid al-Fitr, which celebrates the end of the Islamic holy month, was targeted.
“We were very fortunate today that we did not shoot and kill more people,” Police Chief Kevin Bethel told reporters.
In mid-afternoon, as about 1,000 people in the park were celebrating the end of their month of fasting, about 30 gunshots rang out, Bethel said.
“What we do know is that there appear to be two factions in the park, now exchanging gunfire,” Bethel said.
Three people were injured, including an armed 15-year-old who was shot by police. He was hit in the arm and leg.
Five people were arrested, including the teenager, and five weapons were recovered, police said.
“Eid should always be a time of joy for our Muslim neighbors. And I grieve for every member of the Muslim community in Philadelphia whose celebration was disrupted by gun violence today,” Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro wrote on X, formerly Twitter.
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