Crime scene tape around area of shooting.Photo:Kyle Mazza/NurPhoto/Shutterstock
Kyle Mazza/NurPhoto/Shutterstock
Eight high school students were shot over 30 times near a Philadelphia bus station on Wednesday.
The shooting occurred when three masked males exited a dark blue Hyundai Sonata and opened fire at the teens near a SEPTA bus stop, the Philadelphia Police Department said onX, formerly Twitter.
“We now know because the car wasn’t driving itself that there’s a fourth individual in the car. I don’t have much of a description of that individual,” said Philadelphia Police Deputy Commissioner of Investigations Frank Vanore during apress conferenceon Thursday.
The police official said that after the victims — including a 15-year-old girl and seven teenage boys ranging in age from 15 to 17 — were all rushed to local hospitals following Wednesday’s event.
Of the two that were listed in critical condition, one was a 17-year-old male who was shot nine times.
Vanore said that the department checked on him Thursday morning and he remains in critical condition.
Area near crime scime on Wednesday.Kyle Mazza/NurPhoto/Shutterstock
“I’m told that the doctors are optimistic. We have to get through today, but they’re looking to hopefully upgrade him at some point, so right now, he’s in the hospital, and he needs people to keep him in their prayers to move along,” he said. Officials are working through evidence left at the scene including 3 different guns.
“I don’t really know the motive here,” he said. “The incident yesterday, these individuals went right towards that crowd. It appears that the individual that was most critical seemed to be a focal point but I’m not sure of that.”
View of surveillance footage from the area.Philadelphia Police Department/ Facebook
Philadelphia Police Department/ Facebook
Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage? Sign up forPEOPLE’s free True Crime newsletterfor breaking crime news, ongoing trial coverage and details of intriguing unsolved cases.
The incident comes hours after a shooting at a SEPTA bus station on Monday left a 17-year-old dead and four others injured,per CBS News.
source: people.com
