Shooting near American University; 5 people were injured

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News ID: 56996
Publish Date: 8:44 - 19 May 2022
Thursday, 19 May 2022 (YJC)_ At least five people, including three women and two men, were injured in a shooting near a university in Philadelphia, USA.

Shooting near American University; 5 people were injuredAt least five people were injured last night (Wednesday) in a shooting near Temple University in northern Philadelphia, U.S. security forces said.

ABC reported in this regard, about 20:00 local time (04:30 Thursday Tehran time) in the 1500 block of North Boyer Street, a shooting was reported to the local police forces. .

According to the report, the injured were three women and two men, and police said a 28-year-old man had been shot 14 times and was currently in critical condition at a local hospital.

According to local media reports, a 20-year-old American woman is on the list of critically ill patients after being shot seven times, and a 59-year-old man has been shot once in the chest. Her condition has also been declared critical, and the two remaining injured were a 21-year-old woman and a 19-year-old woman, both of whom are in stable condition.

ABC also reported that police had arrested two people in connection with the shooting, and a spokesman for Temple University said that students from the university did not appear to be among the victims. It is unknown at this time what he meant by this.

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