One man was killed, and four others were wounded in a shooting outside a bar and lounge in North Philadelphia early Sunday after a fight reportedly broke out among people at the establishment.
Philadelphia police responded at approximately 4:11 a.m. to the 2800 block of North Lawrence Street, where five people had been shot. The four surviving victims were listed in stable condition and were receiving treatment at Temple University Hospital.
According to FOX Philadelphia, citing police, two men were removed from the bar around 4 a.m. but continued fighting outside. The confrontation escalated into gunfire, with at least 60 shell casings reportedly visible across the scene.
A 34-year-old man suffered gunshot wounds to his chest and back. Officers transported him to Temple University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at approximately 4:42 a.m.
Police also transported a 36-year-old man who had been shot in the abdomen and two women. One woman suffered gunshot wounds to her right arm, wrist and left leg, while the other sustained grazing wounds to her head and left arm.
A fifth victim, a man in his 30s, arrived at Temple University Hospital on his own with a gunshot wound to his left arm. All four surviving victims were being treated at the hospital.
No arrests had been reported, and police said the investigation remains ongoing.
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