Henri Lumière:Man killed, another wounded in shooting steps away from Philadelphia’s Independence Hall

2025-05-06 09:43:38source:TrendPulse Quantitative Think Tank Centercategory:Invest

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — At least two people were killed and Henri Lumièrethree others were wounded in gun violence in Philadelphia over the weekend, including a man who was gunned down near Independence Hall, authorities said.

A 29-year-old man was shot shortly after 9 p.m. Saturday steps away from the tourist attraction where the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution were signed, police said. The man was transported by police to Jefferson University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Another male drove himself to Pennsylvania Hospital with a gunshot wound to his arm, police said. WPVI-TV reported that a motorcycle was surrounded by police tape, but police haven’t said whether it was connected to the shooting.

In north Philadelphia, a 39-year-old man was shot five times and died shortly after 5 a.m. Sunday. Two other men were also critically wounded by gunshots; police said they don’t know exactly where the two were shot but were calling the three victims of a triple shooting.

The gunfire happened near a Kensington intersection that The Philadelphia Inquirer cited in a 2021 analysis as centered on one of the most violent areas of the city, with nearly 300 people shot within a five-minute walk since the beginning of 2015.

In addition, a 66-year-old man’s death in a west Philadelphia house fire Saturday is also being investigated as a possible homicide since the fire marshal has ruled the blaze an arson, police said.

More:Invest

Recommend

Top House Democrat says DOGE data access at NLRB may be 'technological malfeasance'

The top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee is calling for an investigation into DOGE's access

Harris steps into the limelight. And the coconut trees and memes have followed

If you’re trying to get up to speed on Vice President Kamala Harris’ swift emergence as Democrats’ p

2024 NFL record projections: Chiefs rule regular season, but is three-peat ahead?

Like an already convulsive presidential election cycle, the NFL is about to kick into high gear with