9 People Hospitalized Following Shooting Outside a Philadelphia Bar

According toABC 6, authorities are investigating reports of multiple suspects firing into a crowd outside the establishment just before 11 p.m. local time.

“At this point in time, it just looks like these individuals may have spotted someone they wanted to shoot at, exited the vehicle and just began firing,” Stanford said, per the outlet.

The Philadelphia Police Department told PEOPLE that no weapons have been recovered and no arrests have been made.

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ABC 6 reported that more than 40 pieces of ballistic evidence were recovered from the scene in the Kensington neighborhood of Philadelphia.

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Stanford called the incident a “public safety threat,” according toCNN.

“We’ll try to gather video and hopefully be able to get some additional information as well as video surveillance that may be able to help us identify who was responsible for this,” he added.

The investigation remains active and ongoing, according to the Philadelphia Police Department.

source: people.com