It was updated on June 5, 2022.
The latest in a series of shootings that have rekindled debate over gun control laws occurred in downtown Philadelphia, where at least 14 people were shot, three of which were killed.
Police said three people were shot and killed in Philadelphia.
The Philadelphia Police Department inspector told reporters on Sunday that police spotted multiple people shooting at a crowd of people on South Street.
Two men and a woman were pronounced dead at a hospital after being shot.
The shooter dropped his gun and fled the scene after an officer fired at him from a distance.
There were at least two semiautomatic handguns, one with an extended magazine, at the scene.
Police don't have a lot of information about the suspects, but hope to get some video footage from the cameras at the businesses
In May, 19 elementary school students and two teachers were killed by a single shooter in Uvalde, Texas. The number of mass killings with three or more deaths increased from five in 2020 to 12 last year, according to the FBI.
There are more than 300 There have been gun violence incidents in the US in the past 72 hours.
The Uvalde shooting could mark a turning point in the national gun control debate according to key Democrats. President Joe Biden urged Congress to revive the 1994-2004 federal assault weapons ban and implement a federal red flag law, which would allow courts to temporarily take guns from people who are a danger to themselves or others. The solution to mass shootings is to increase security at schools and improve mental health resources according to some Republican officials.
The mass shooting in Texas followed two years of surging U.S. gun sales.
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