{"id":268489,"date":"2026-08-19T23:38:11","date_gmt":"2026-08-19T23:38:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/268489\/"},"modified":"2026-08-19T23:38:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T23:38:11","slug":"survivor-describes-ridge-ave-triple-shooting-caught-on-surveillance-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/268489\/","title":{"rendered":"Survivor describes Ridge Ave triple shooting caught on surveillance video"},"content":{"rendered":"

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — Police are investigating a shooting that left one man dead and two others wounded Tuesday afternoon in the 2200 block of Ridge Avenue.<\/a><\/p>\n

The investigation includes surveillance video that was newly obtained by Action News that shows the entire shooting.<\/p>\n

Kevin O’Neal, 71, was one of three people shot in the incident. He said he is grateful to have survived after being struck twice in the back.<\/p>\n

“I’m feeling great,” O’Neal said within about an hour of being released from the hospital.<\/p>\n

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READ MORE | 78-year-old man remembered as fixture in community after deadly daytime North Philadelphia shooting<\/a><\/p>\n

Surgeons removed both of the bullets from O’Neal’s back. He marvels at the fact that the bullets didn’t go through his body.<\/p>\n

“That’s a blessing by itself,” he said.<\/p>\n

According to O’Neal and residents, the location is a gathering place where neighborhood elders often spend time together talking and socializing.<\/p>\n

Surveillance video recorded shortly before 5 p.m. shows O’Neal and others gathered outside having a good time.<\/p>\n

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IMAGE: A video screenshot shows people running for safety after four gunmen opened fire in North Philadelphia on Aug. 18, 2026.<\/p>\n

“We was just sitting out there playing,” O’Neal said.<\/p>\n

The video then shows a silver or light-colored SUV stopping near the scene. Four people dressed in black exited the vehicle and fired more than 50 shots, according to police.<\/p>\n

“I felt a tingle in the back,” O’Neal said. “They told me to stay down because I was hit. So I stayed down,” he added.<\/p>\n

O’Neal was struck just below his neck and on the upper left side of his back.<\/p>\n

Police said a 31-year-old man and a 78-year-old man also were shot. The 31-year-old survived, while the 78-year-old died.<\/p>\n

Residents said the violence has left the community unsettled.<\/p>\n

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“For that to happen to him, it definitely leaves you in the mindset like (sigh),” Sydney said.<\/p>\n

“We all just kind of scared because we don’t know who it was, we got no information,” resident Kamiah Hawkins said.<\/p>\n

Police believe the 31-year-old man was the intended target. Evidence marker stickers remained at the scene 24 hours later, indicating where multiple bullets struck a nearby building.<\/p>\n

O’Neal said he finds it hard to believe such a shooting could happen during the daytime. He said surviving the attack is even harder to comprehend.<\/p>\n

“It was amazing to me,” O’Neal said.<\/p>\n

The investigation remains active and ongoing. Police are searching for the silver or light-colored SUV used by the shooters and are asking anyone with information to call Philadelphia police at 215-686-TIPS.<\/p>\n

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