At least 2 shooters open fire on high school football players in Philadelphia
At least two gunmen opened fire on football players following a melee between Roxborough High School and Northeast High School on Tuesday afternoon.
The incident happened around 4:45 p.m. when a green Ford Explorer pulled up and at least two gunmen opened fire on talking football players off the field, CBS News reported.
A 14-year-old player was killed and four others were injured.
1 of 4 football players shot dead near Roxborough High School was taken to Temple Hospital. The 17-year-old was shot in the arm and leg. He is stable. A 14-year-old boy died of his injuries. Another 14-year-old was shot in the thigh during a football scrimmage. No info on the fourth victim. @CBSPhiladelphia pic.twitter.com/3hD2up4NjN
—Ryan Hughes (@HughesCBS3) September 27, 2022
On September 27, 2022, Breitbart News reported that there were 750 shootings in Philadelphia in the summer of 2022 alone.
The Philadelphia plaintiff noted that “nearly eight people on average were shot each day” in Democratic-run Philadelphia between Memorial Day 2022 and Labor Day 2022.
On Monday, a 19-year-old boy was shot 21 times and killed in Philadelphia.
FOX 29’s Steve Keeley tweeted:
Breakup: Philadelphia teenager shot 21 times and killed. @PhillyPolice say 19-year-old killed on 13th Street, two blocks north of Spring Garden Street. @FOX29philly pic.twitter.com/LRBOAKSxqQ
—Steve Keeley (@KeeleyFox29) September 26, 2022
In mid-summer 2022, Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney (D) suggested that only police should be allowed to carry guns.
FOX News reported that Kenney spoke to reporters after two Philadelphia police officers were shot and wounded on July 4.
McKinney reflected on July 4, saying, “It was a cool day, beautiful weather. But we live in America where we have the second amendment and we have the United States Supreme Court telling everyone they can carry a gun anywhere they want.
He noted: “I was in Canada two weeks ago and never thought of a gun. The only people I knew who had guns in Canada were police officers.
McKinney added: “That’s how it should be here.”
AWR Hawkins is an award-winning Second Amendment columnist for Breitbart News and author/curator of Down Range with AWR Hawkins, a weekly newsletter focused onn all Second Amendment stuff, also for Breitbart News. He is a political analyst for Armed American Radio and an ambassador for Turning Point USA. AWR Hawkins holds a doctorate in military history with a focus on the Vietnam War (Brownwater Navy), the United States Navy since its inception, the Civil War, and early modern Europe. Follow him on Instagram: @awr_hawkins. You can sign up to get Down Range at breitbart.com/downrange. Contact him directly at awrhawkins@breitbart.com.
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