PHILADELPHIA - A weekend meant to honor our fallen heroes, and usher in the start of summer, has been riddled with shootings in a city continually plagued by gun violence.Nineteen people became the victims of 13 shootings that erupted on the streets of Philadelphia during Memorial Day weekend.
Four of those victims have succumbed to their injuries.The violence began just as the holiday weekend was about to kick off when a 20-year-old man chased by 2 gunmen was found shot in vacant lot around 1 a.m.
Friday.The night ended with a 22-year-old man being shot in the leg. He was said to be in stable condition.MORE HEADLINES:Saturday began with even more violence as two separate double shootings claimed the life of a man and woman just hours apart.