{"id":2289615,"date":"2024-07-05T16:04:00","date_gmt":"2024-07-05T20:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fourth-of-july-celebrations-turn-deadly-in-philadelphia-very-alarming\/"},"modified":"2024-07-05T16:05:54","modified_gmt":"2024-07-05T20:05:54","slug":"fourth-of-july-celebrations-turn-deadly-in-philadelphia-very-alarming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fourth-of-july-celebrations-turn-deadly-in-philadelphia-very-alarming\/","title":{"rendered":"Fourth of July Celebrations Turn Deadly in Philadelphia: &#8216;Very Alarming&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffourth-of-july-celebrations-turn-deadly-in-philadelphia-very-alarming%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2289615&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses a \u200cdrive-by shooting that\u2064 took place on Independence Day in Philadelphia, resulting in one person killed and \u200deight others wounded. The shooting occurred as police were \u200ctrying\u2062 to prevent \u2064violence,\u2063 and victims showed up at area \u200chospitals throughout the evening. Some victims were minors. A dark SUV approached \u2062a group of people standing at an intersection, and at least\u200d one \u200dperson opened \u2063fire. One 19-year-old man \u200dwas killed, and several others were injured. The police have not released the identity of the\u2063 deceased. Detailed suspect information has not\u200c yet been released, and it\u200b is unclear if the victims \u2063knew their attackers. The article also includes \u200ca note from the \u2062Deputy Managing\u2062 Editor about the importance of the 2024 election.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"> <?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/news\/\">  News <\/a>   <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/johnathanjones\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/johnathanjones\/%20\"><span>Johnathan Jones<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   July 5, 2024 at 10:08am <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>One person was killed, and eight other people were wounded during an Independence Day drive-by shooting in Philadelphia on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/philadelphia-influencer-challenged-police-arrest-looting-cries-hit-6-felonies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Police<\/a> said that the shooting occurred as they were actively making attempts to prevent violence and that gunshot victims showed up at area hospitals throughout Thursday evening, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/philadelphia-mass-shooting-kills-1-person-injures-8-on-4th-of-july\/?ftag=CNM-00-10aab7e&#038;linkId=493052708\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CBS News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Some of those who were struck by gunfire were minors.<\/p>\n<p>The Philadelphia Police Department said a group of people were standing at an intersection on Thursday evening on the city\u2019s southwest side when a dark SUV approached them.<\/p>\n<p>The vehicle was occupied by at least two people, and one of them <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-seal-sets-dem-reverend-straight-after-he-mocked-armed-churchgoers\/\" title=\"Former SEAL Sets Dem Reverend Straight After He Mocked Armed Churchgoers\">opened fire<\/a> at around 11:30 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>A 19-year-old man was shot in the face and was pronounced dead at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center a short time later.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/pastor-uses-fallen-police-officers-bible-preach-moving-sermon-points-toward-jesus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Police<\/a> have not released the man\u2019s identity.<\/p>\n<p>When officers arrived at the scene, they said they found additional victims.<\/p>\n<p>At a news conference, Philadelphia Police Inspector Kpana Massaquoi said, \u201cOur officers were in the area doing a routine patrol and observed someone laying on the ground.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Massaquoi added, \u201cIt is very alarming, and especially when we have officers in the area to try to prevent anything like this from happening, and it still happened.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The 19-year-old was joined at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center by three adults and one minor.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/chad-daybell-sentenced-death-triple-murder-case-victims-surviving-sibling-speaks-lost-everything-ever-known\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">victims<\/a> included a 23-year-old man who was shot in the leg, a 21-year-old man who was shot in the shoulder, an 18-year-old man who was shot in the leg, and a 17-year-old boy who had been grazed in the head by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/sean-penn-dramatically-changes-story-oscar-loan-ukraine-wanted-melted-bullets-shoot-russians\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a bullet<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A 16-year-old boy and a 15-year-old girl were also shot and transported to Children\u2019s Hospital of Philadelphia with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-covid-deaths-are-greatly-exaggerated-he-must-be-talking-about-all-of-the-poisonings-and-shootings-they-threw-on-the-list\/\" title=\"Trump Says COVID Deaths Are Greatly Exaggerated \u2013 He Must Be Talking About All of the Poisonings and Shootings They Threw on the List\">gunshot wounds<\/a> to the thigh and foot, respectively.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, a 14-year-old boy and a 24-year-old man both showed up at different hospitals overnight with gunshot wounds.<\/p>\n<p>Police have not yet released any detailed suspect information regarding the shooter or shooters.<\/p>\n<p>It is not clear if the victims knew their attackers.<\/p>\n<p>Police said that they had spent much of Thursday night attempting to break up large crowds of people.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>A Note from Our Deputy Managing Editor:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>I heard a chilling comment the other day: \u201cWe don\u2019t even know if an election will be held in 2024.\u201d <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>That wasn\u2019t said by a conspiracy theorist or a doomsday prophet. 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Police have not released detailed suspect information. The incident highlights the importance of the upcoming 2024 election, as warned by former national security advisor Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn. 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