Philadelphia police Crime Scene Unit and other law enforcement were at Lemon Hill, Fairmount Park, Tuesday, May 27, 2025 as they investigate and gather additional evidence from shooting scene. Read more Alejandro A. Alvarez / Staff Photographer

by Nick Vadala Published May 27, 2025, 1:39 p.m. ET

Police continue to investigate the shooting at Lemon Hill in Fairmount Park that left two people dead and nine others wounded late on Memorial Day.

“This is a heinous act of violence that was inhumane, [with] no regard for life,” Mayor Cherelle L. Parker said at a Tuesday news conference. “There are no words that you can employ to explain this. This is not normal, and we won’t normalize the behavior here in our city.”

Among those injured were several teenagers, officials said.

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