Philadelphia mass shooting leaves two dead, multiple injured: What to know
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Two people were killed and nine others injured in a mass shooting in Philadelphia on Monday evening.
Multiple rounds were fired on Lemon Hill Drive at Poplar Drive, in Fairmount Park, at around 10:27 p.m. on Monday, Philadelphia Police Department's Commissioner Kevin J. Bethel said.
Three teenagers between the ages of 15 and 17 were among the wounded, Bethel said. The identities of the victims have not yet been released.
No one has yet been arrested and no weapons have been recovered.
This is a breaking story. More to follow.