5 Killed, 2 Injured in Mass Shooting in Southwest Philadelphia

Philadelphia police stand at the intersection of 56th Street and Kingsessing Avenue after multiple people were shot in Southwest Philadelphia on July 3, 2023. Yong Kim/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP

A suspect is in custody after five people were killed and two more were injured in a mass shooting that unfolded in the Kingsessing section of Southwest Philadelphia on Monday night.

Philadelphia Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw told reporters that two who were injured are boys aged 2 and 13. They were in a stable condition at a hospital.