Mass shooting in Philadelphia’s Fairmount Park leaves 2 dead and at least 8 others wounded

Tuesday, May 27, 2025 4:09AM
Multiple people were shot in Philadelphia’s Fairmount Park on Monday night.
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — A mass shooting on Monday night in Philadelphia’s Fairmount Park left two people dead and at least eight others wounded.
It happened around 10:30 p.m. on Lemon Hill Drive at Poplar Drive.
At least two of the shooting victims are juveniles, police say.
The age of the victims who died is not yet known.

It’s also not yet known if anyone is in custody for the shooting.
Video from Chopper 6 showed a large police presence on the scene.
Fairmount Park was busy during the day as families and members of the community gathered for Memorial Day cookouts.
Stay with Action News and 6abc.com as this story develops.
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