PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia police are investigating several shootings that left at least five people injured Friday night and Saturday.
The city is no stranger to upticks in violence on weekends compared to weekdays with recent weekends seeing several violent and fatal shootings.
At least 20 people were shot and four killed in separate shootings across Philadelphia over the Easter weekend. Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw responded to the incidents by tweeting, "The violence and trauma of these incidents extend beyond those directly affected and permeate into the very fabric of our communities." The first of the weekend shootings took place on Friday night when a teenager was shot in an alley by two men in Olney, authorities say.
Officers responded to the area on Friday night around 10:58 p.m. for a report of a shooting, according to police. Authorities say officers found a victim with gunshot wounds to his abdomen and left leg.