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Eight people were shot, including two juveniles, in Philadelphia's Kingsessing neighborhood Monday night, according to local media outlets.
The Philadelphia Inquirer reported that four people were killed and another four injured in the gunfire, according to police. The condition of the two juveniles was not immediately known.
ABC News affiliate WPVI said that police responded to reports of multiple shooting victims about 8:30 p.m. According to the Inquirer's report, officers received several calls about a man armed with a rifle shooting in the area as they arrived on the scene. About 8:40 p.m., law enforcement apprehended a male wearing a "ballistic vest," recovering a rifle and handgun, read the report.
Authorities took several victims to Penn Presbyterian Hospital and one juvenile to Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, WPVI reported. CBS News Philadelphia also reported that a suspect was in custody and officers recovered a weapon.
A Philadelphia Police Department spokesperson confirmed to Newsweek that there are multiple victims getting treatment for gunshot wounds, but would not confirm their conditions.
According to the Gun Violence Archive, as of data available through Saturday, at least 339 mass shootings have occurred in the United States this year. The nonprofit defines a mass shooting as an attack in which four or more people are struck.
"Horrified by the reports of a shooting in Southwest Philadelphia," tweeted Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney. "My heart is with the loved ones and families of everyone involved, and I send my prayers to the victims."
"My sincere thanks to [Philadelphia police] for their brave response and successful apprehension of a suspect," Kenney added in a following tweet.
Monday's shooting follows shortly after two people were killed and 28 others injured at a mass shooting during a party in Baltimore, Maryland, early Sunday morning. A spokesperson with Baltimore police told Newsweek that an 18-year-old woman was pronounced dead at the scene of the shooting, and a 20-year-old man died in the hospital.
Investigators are still on the hunt for those connected to the Sunday shooting. Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott told CNN on Monday, "We will not rest until we find those who cowardly decided to shoot up this block party and carry out acts of violence, which we know will be illegal guns."
Update 07/03/2023, 11:05 p.m. ET: This story has been updated with additional information and background.
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