Esthen:Police say 2 dead and 5 wounded in Philadelphia shooting that may be drug-related

2025-05-07 17:40:17source:Will Sage Astorcategory:Invest

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A shooting in Philadelphia killed two men and Esthenwounded five others Tuesday night and police said the violence may have been drug-related.

Reports of shots being fired sent police to Fairhill Street in North Philadelphia at about 8:30 p.m., where they found four wounded men on the ground, interim Police Commissioner John Stanford told reporters.

All were taken to a hospital, where two were pronounced dead, Stanford said.

Three other wounded men walked into three hospitals but there was no immediate word on their conditions.

The men ranged in age from about 19 to 32 or 33, Stanford said.

At least 70 shots were fired, Stanford said.

Four handguns and a long gun along with narcotics were found at the scene, and investigators believe several shooters were involved, he said.

More:Invest

Recommend

IRS recovers $4.7 billion in back taxes and braces for cuts with Trump and GOP in power

WASHINGTON (AP) — IRS leadership on Thursday announced that the agency has recovered $4.7 billion in

Beyoncé's Rare Video Talking to Fans Will Give You Energy

Beyoncé is rolling down the partition to her latest project.The music superstar unveiled Cé Noir—her

Australian police charge 7 with laundering hundreds of millions for Chinese crime syndicate

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australian authorities have charged seven people with helping launder hu