Police said three people were hospitalized late Wednesday after being injured when a shooting erupted after a fight at a house party in Philly’s Mayfair section spilled out into the street.
According to Philadelphia Police Chief Inspector Scott Small, the incident happened at about 10:12 p.m. on Wednesday at a house party at a home located near the intersection of Ditman and Knorr streets in Philly’s Mayfair community.
However, in a morning update, police said officers responded but initially found no victims.
Shortly after, officers responded to a home on the 4500 block of Longshore Avenue to find a 24-year-old man who was suffering from gunshot wounds to his leg that he received in the shooting at the house party, officials said.
Investigators believe this man was an innocent bystander who was struck while walking to a corner store near where the house party occurred.
At that same time, Small said, investigators learned two other men — a 28-year-old and a 33-year-old — arrived at Philly hospitals by private vehicle after the younger one was shot in the leg and abdomen while the other was shot in the forearm in the same incident.
All three, Small said, were placed in stable condition.
Investigators believe the incident began when an argument at a house party on that block began after a knock on the door.
That fight, officials said, spilled into the streets and an unknown gunman opened fire on the crowd.
Over 30 shots were fired in the incident, Small said, as investigators found a pair or parked cars and two nearby homes had been struck by gunfire. The bullets were likely fired by, at least, two separate semi-automatic firearms, according to Small.
Though, he said, no one in nearby homes was injured in this incident.
No arrests have been made and no firearms were recovered, but Small said that there were surveillance cameras in the area of the shooting.
On Thursday morning, he said, investigators were still reviewing that footage to learn more.
An investigation into this incident, Small said, remains ongoing.
This is a breaking news story. It will be updated as new information becomes available.