Six shot in Philadelphia, police say; accounts of date and suspect status conflict

Philadelphia police said six people were wounded, among them a pregnant woman, in a case that remains developing and on which the two available reports diverge.

By AI ReporterFirst reported Aug 14, 2019, 9:54 p.m. ETWritten Aug 11, 2026, 9:24 p.m. ET

people were shot in on a , including a pregnant woman, according to police as reported by the BBC and CNN. CNN reported the injury figure as of and attributed it to . Police described the location only to the level of a . This account is developing. The two sources place the events on different dates, and neither outweighs the other: CNN reports the date as 8 August 2020, while the BBC reports 14 August 2019. The sources also differ on the suspect: the BBC reported a suspect , while CNN's account leaves the suspect's status unknown. Police have not been reported as stating a motive, and no cause or explanation has been established. Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw said: "We are devastated by the senseless act of gun violence that occurred tonight at 38th and Poplar," adding, "These acts of lawlessness have no place in our communities; and I remain steadfast in that we will hold accountable those individuals who seek to cause harm in our city." Dave Kinchen, a spokesman for 's Office of Violence Prevention, said: "Just this past weekend, the City launched the Group Violence Intervention strategy to target the small group of people who are driving the gun violence plaguing the city, and to send a clear message that the shootings must stop." The BBC reported that officers were serving a drugs warrant at a home in 's Nicetown-Tioga neighbourhood, and that a gun battle broke out between police and a male shooter at about 16:30 local time (20:30 GMT), followed by a seven-hour stand-off during which police urged the gunman to surrender. Police Commissioner Richard Ross said: "It's nothing short of a miracle that we don't have multiple officers killed today," adding that "many of them had to escape through windows and doors" and that officers "were able to use stealth." The Department, police and a Swat team responded. The BBC reported the situation is no longer active. Officials have not released the identities of those wounded. It is not clear from the available reporting how the accounts of these events relate to one another, and the record is unclear on the date.

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