On March 6, local time, an incident occurred at a bus stop in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, resulting in the injury of 8 teenagers. It is understood that this is the fourth incident involving buses in Philadelphia in a week.
On the 6th, the local ** held a press conference on this ** incident. According to **, at around 15 o'clock that day, three gunmen opened fire on a group of high school students at a bus stop. ** In total, the gunman said he fired more than 30 shots.
PHILADELPHIA POLICE CHIEF KEVIN: There were eight students who were shot, between the ages of 15 and 17, and one of them was seriously wounded, and the wounded person was shot several times. The investigation is currently ongoing, and we are watching like this, and it is very uncomfortable that 11 teenagers have been shot in 3 days.
At present, the injured have been taken to the hospital for treatment. It is understood that the largest public high school in the local area is only 16 km.
According to the statistics of the "Gun Violence Archive"** in the United States, as of March 6, 2024, 2,856 people have died in various gun violence incidents in the United States; Of these, 209 were teenagers between the ages of 12 and 17.
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