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A shooting during a Ramadan event Wednesday afternoon in Philadelphia left three people wounded and five suspects have been arrested, police said. The incident occurred about 2:30 p.m. at the at the Clara Muhammad Square on 47th Street and Wyalusing Avenue in West Philadelphia, according to NBC Philadelphia. There appeared to be two factions exchanging gunfire in the park and responding police officers observed four people fleeing the scene, Philadelphia Police Commissioner Kevin J.
Three individuals were shot — one by exchange of gunfire likely before police arrived, one by police gunfire, and a child who was shot in the hand from unknown gunfire — Bethel said. Police recovered five guns, Bethel said. In the chaos after the shooting, a child who was struck by a police vehicle suffered a broken leg, he said. The Philadelphia Masjid, a local mosque, is located near the scene of the shooting. The mosque was holding an event at the time of the gunfire.
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