Philadelphia police investigate the shooting at Lemon Hill in Fairmount Park on Monday. Read more Yong Kim / AP

by Ellie Rushing Published May 29, 2025, 4:40 p.m. ET

Investigators now believe five guns were fired into the crowd gathered at Lemon Hill on the night of Memorial Day in a shooting that left two people dead and nine others wounded.

Deputy Police Commissioner Frank Vanore said ballistic testing shows that the shooters, standing just adjacent to the Lemon Hill Mansion in Fairmount Park, used five weapons to fire dozens of shots into a group of young people around 10:30 p.m. Monday.

Police said at least one of the guns was equipped with a switch , a device that allows a firearm to shoot at a faster rate, mimicking a machine gun. Videos posted on social media sh

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