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A4 U.S. NEWS
Monday 6 June 2022
3 dead, 11 wounded in Philadelphia shooting on busy street

By RON TODT the area.
Associated Press Mayor Jim Kenney called
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Gun- the shooting “beyond dev-
fire from several shooters astating.”
killed three people and “Once again, we see lives
wounded at least 11 others senselessly lost and those
in a popular Philadelphia injured in yet another hor-
entertainment district late rendous, brazen and despi-
Saturday night, authorities cable act of gun violence,”
said. he said in a statement Sun-
Police officers were patrol- day morning. “My heart
ling the area on South Street is with the family, friends,
in central Philadelphia at loved ones of those lost or
about 11:30 p.m. Saturday injured, and with everyone
when they heard multiple impacted by this terrible
shots. Racing to the scene, tragedy. “
they found several people Kenney said the surge in
with gunshot wounds lying gun violence in the city and
on the sidewalk and in the across the nation “makes
street and began to render me not just heartbroken,
aid, Police Commissioner but angry.” He said, how-
Danielle Outlaw said. ever, fighting this violence
Another responding officer would be “an uphill battle”
saw a man on a street cor- Philadelphia Police investigators work the scene of a fatal overnight shooting on South Street in without measures to ad-
ner firing a handgun into a Philadelphia, Sunday, June 5, 2022. dress the “availability and
large crowd about half a Associated Press ease of access to firearms.”
block away, Outlaw said. struck by gunfire and one their families, and our com- tients came to that particu- Eric Walsh, closing up the
The officer drew his weap- killed, Outlaw said. munity,” she said. lar hospital; three dead, six outdoor seating area of a
on and fired several times, The two other people Two handguns were recov- in stable condition and one bar along the block, told
and police believe the killed and a number of ered, including one with who has since been dis- The Philadelphia Inquirer
man was struck before he other shooting victims, who an extended magazine, charged. that the scene was “cha-
dropped his handgun onto ranged from age 17 to 69, but Chief Inspector Frank South Street is known for its os.”
the sidewalk and fled, Out- are believed to have been Vanore said investigators entertainment venues and He said he saw a young
law said. innocent bystanders, Out- know from evidence at night life with multiple bars, woman collapse to the
Outlaw said the dead law said. She called it “a the scene that a total of restaurants and businesses. ground on the corner.
were a 34-year-old man, dark day” for the city when five guns were involved. In Surveillance video from a “People were coming off
a 27-year-old woman and many people out enjoying addition, police are investi- local business posted by the street with blood splat-
a 22-year-old man. Inves- a beautiful day were vic- gating several other shoot- WTXF-TV showed scores of ters on white sneakers and
tigators believe one of the tims of “horrendous and ings before and afterward, people milling about on the skinned knees and skinned
three killed was involved unthinkable acts ... in a very one fatal, to see whether sidewalks and in the street, elbows,” Walsh said. “We
in “a physical altercation” popular local and tourist they might be related. then fleeing as the gun- literally just were balling
with another man, and hangout.” Thomas Jefferson Univer- fire broke out. Police were up napkins and wetting
those two began firing “It’s important that we sity Hospital spokesperson seeking video surveillance them and handing them to
at each other, with both bring justice to the victims, Damien Woods said 10 pa- footage from businesses in people.”q

Tropical Storm Alex heads toward

Bermuda with high winds

mum sustained winds of In Cuba, Alex killed three areas, obviously, it was re-
65 mph (105 kph) and was people, damaged dozens ally challenging,” Gelber
centered about 395 miles of homes in Havana and said. “There were some
(640 kilometers) west of Ber- cut off electricity in some problems getting through
muda late Sunday after- areas, authorities reported. on some streets, one of the
noon. Parts of South Florida expe- main arteries was unpass-
It was moving to the east- rienced road flooding from able, but by and large wa-
northeast at a brisk 28 mph heavy rain and wind Satur- ter is dissipating.”
(44 kph) and was expected day. Alex partially emerged from
to pass near or just north of Officials in Miami were tow- the remnants of Hurricane
Bermuda on Monday. A ing stranded vehicles from Agatha, which made land-
Young boys paddle an inflatable kayak on a flooded Miami
street, Saturday, June 4, 2022. tropical storm warning was flooded roadways. fall on on Mexico’s south-
Associated Press in effect there. Forecast- Miami Beach Mayor Dan ern Pacific Coast last week,
ers said it could drop 1 to 2 Gelber said the storm test- killing at least nine people
By BRENDAN FARRINGTON Cuba and causing flooding inches (25 to 50 mm) of rain ed the system of drainage and leaving five missing as
Associated Press in parts of Florida. across Bermuda beginning pumps the city recently in- it moved overland.
Tropical Storm Alex, the first Alex reached tropical storm late Sunday and into Mon- stalled as climate change The Atlantic hurricane sea-
named storm of the Atlantic force after strengthening day. has increasingly made son officially began Tues-
hurricane season, gained a off Florida’s east coast ear- National Security Minister flooding an issue in the low- day. This is an unusually ear-
bit more force Sunday as it ly Sunday. Michael Weeks said emer- lying area. ly start to the storm season
headed toward Bermuda The U.S. National Hurricane gency services were moni- “We moved the water off but not unprecedented for
after killing three people in Center said Alex had maxi- toring the storm. pretty quickly, but in some Florida.q