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Gunshots fired near Ruth and Somerset streets in PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia PA

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Near E Somerset St, Philadelphia, PA 19134

Multiple gunshots were fired near Ruth and Somerset streets close to a church in Philadelphia. Witnesses saw a group of males running and a black vehicle fleeing the area. Police found bullet casings near Defer Street. Suspects included one male dressed all in black on foot, another male wearing a brown jacket on foot, and a third male in black fleeing on an electric scooter.

Audio|Source: Philadelphia Police Dispatch - East
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Transcript:
00:00
If you can slide down for the phone out of the shell.
00:06
In the 24th to the person with the gun, you could slow it down. You can slow it down. Sixth point in the 24th to the person with the gun, you could slow it down.
00:17
Sixth morning, how's that 13 making out?
00:23
13. 13.
00:31
Church and I believe that's yes already.
00:37
That's all right. That's all right.
00:45
Uh,
00:52
Ruth and Thomas I buy the church.
00:56
We see you.
01:01
One of the neighbors named that a group of guys ran towards Somerset from Jasper and then made a left on to Somerset towards the church.
01:13
We see you.
01:33
Thanks for them.
01:37
Too suspicious. I'd never look for a black vehicle fleeing from,
01:42
like, Ruth in Somerset area.
01:45
Thank you.
01:52
Today.
01:56
See, switch over.
02:21
Yes, the reference to the person with the down drive at near East Somerset.
02:26
They say that they heard shots near Ruth and Somerset near the church, saw a group of males, possibly saw a black vehicle fleeing from Ruth and Somerset.
02:35
I saw it that day. I have casings right outside of near Defer Street.
02:43
Okay.
02:51
So far I got one, but I'm sure there's a couple more over here.
02:57
Okay,
03:02
damn, where's that at?
03:06
Near Zafferick.
03:17
24 26 from some bystanders. I got a little bit of flash.
03:25
Good neat.
03:29
I have one male wearing all black on foot, another male wearing a brown essential city jacket that fled on foot and another male wearing all black that fled on a stand-up electric scooter. I don't know in which direction they went, but they were in the area near Jasper Street.

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Near E Somerset St, Philadelphia, PA 19134

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