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Two police officers were shot during an Independence Day fireworks show and concert in Philadelphia Monday night, according to local reports.

Officers also set up a reunification meeting point in front of the Free Library of Philadelphia on Vine Street for those who got separated from family and friends during the frantic aftermath. Philadelphia police advised people in surrounding buildings to shelter in place and avoid the area if not already there. One officer was struck in the right shoulder and the other suffered a graze wound to the head when gunfire erupted at about 9:45 p.m. near the Philadelphia Museum of Art as crowds gathered to watch a fireworks display, NBC10 Philadelphia reported.

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It broadcast a photograph of a bullet lodged in an officer's cap that included a memorial card for a late police chaplain. Witnesses said the situation resulted in pandemonium as spectators streamed from the neighborhood. He said high-profile events in his city are no longer reasons for celebration, but rather preludes to heartache. One man is 36 years old, and the other is 44. No civilian injuries were reported. At an overnight news conference, Philadelphia Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw said both have been treated and released.

The report of the shooting prompted panic and terror on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway as thousands of attendees fled or hid.

John McNesby, president of Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 5, said he was at Jefferson Hospital where the wounded officers were being treated, and that he believed both were in stable condition. She described taking cover as a “stampede” of people ran from the parkway. “All others, please avoid the area.” “Literally probably three or four fireworks went off and we all of a sudden saw this stampede of people coming down the street,” she said. People were scared rushing off the Parkway. They were holding hands, exiting off the Parkway as quickly as they could. He said there’s an active shooter, you have to get off the Parkway. It was really terrifying watching all those people rushing off the Parkway.” Officers at the scene said only one family used the library as a meeting point. They did not hear gunshots, and police did not know whether the shooting was intentional or unintentional, Outlaw said. “It initially went up inside, hit his forehead, and then the round stopped in his hat.” The bullet lodged in his cap, a photo provided to The Inquirer showed. “There’s not an event or a day where I don’t lay on my back at night, look at the ceiling, and worry about stuff. “So I’ll be happy when I’m not here — when I’m not mayor and I can enjoy some stuff.”

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The 44-year old, who has 16 years of service, was present to work security at the event, as was the other injured officer. The shooting took place in Center City on Monday night. One officer assigned to highway patrol received a graze wound to the forehead, police said.

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Sources say this may have all started as the result of police pulling over a vehicle. Police say an officer assigned to the Montgomery County bomb squad was shot in the right shoulder. Another officer assigned to highway patrol suffered a graze wound to the head.

Two police officers were shot and injured in front of the Philadelphia Art Museum while on duty at the city's Independence Day celebrations on Monday night.

“I’ve never been in a situation like that — it was really bad,” said Ozdemir. “My friends and I were saying we should have just stayed home. A steady stream of people was still leaving the Parkway, walking toward Center City, an hour after the incident began. As the chaos unfolded around 10 p.m., police officers told people to leave and canvassed certain areas as spectators fled. “It initially went up inside, hit his forehead, and then the round stopped in his hat.” The bullet lodged in his cap, a photo provided to The Inquirer showed. “We all just turn around and look and see people are running toward us,” said Regina Hicks, 33, who was standing near the stage with her nephew to watch the fireworks. The man, 36, suffered a graze wound to his forehead. Six people were killed and dozens injured when a gunman opened fire there. With fireworks still blooming in the sky above, panic and chaos overtook many on the street. The incident caused stampedes of people watching fireworks on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway to flee what they believed was an active shooting. Many others were uncertain, and people milled about before a second stampede began. Both were treated and released from Jefferson within about two hours after the shooting, which happened just after 9:47 p.m.

A walk along the Schuylkill River Trail, and cold beer and onion rings.

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Mayor Jim Kenney's comments were made to press outside the hospital where police officers were being treated after being shot while on duty at the city's ...

“We live in America, and we have the Second Amendment, and we have the Supreme Court of the United States telling everybody they can carry a gun wherever they want,” he said. “We now as leaders of Council are working together with the administration ... to try to resolve this problem, which is public safety.” ... You can’t have a leader who is the coach of the team and throws in the towel.” We had a beautiful day out there today except for some nitwit … who has a gun and probably shouldn’t have had it.” He has said his administration is doing what it can to stem the tide. And Councilmember Mark Squilla, who represents the city’s 1st District, said a resignation would result in chaos and wouldn’t fix the problem of ongoing gun violence. “I’ve said it many times before, I lay awake at night thinking about the challenges facing the residents in our city and what more we can be doing or doing differently to solve them. “You want to tell people to resign? This is his opportunity to be happy again.” “So everything we have in the city over the last seven years, I worry about. Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw began speaking and returned attention to the response to the shooting, which left two officers with graze wounds. “There’s not an event or a day where I don’t lay on my back at night, looking at the ceiling and worry about stuff,” he said.

Scores of people watching a Fourth of July fireworks show in Philadelphia ran for cover when gunshots rang out shortly after the show had started.

We are the most armed country in world history and we are one of the least safe," Kenney said. No serious injuries were reported in the chaos, though many people said they had scrapes and bruises. One officer suffered a wound to the forehead — with officials saying the bullet was found in the officer’s hat — while the other was wounded in the shoulder.

No one has been arrested in connection with the shooting, and officials said it's unclear whether the person fired at officers intentionally.

"This is a gun country," said Kenney. "It's crazy, we're the most armed country in world history and we're one of the least safest. The shooting is under investigation by the Philadelphia Police Department, which is still trying to locate a suspect and determine if the officers were deliberately targeted. The officers, whose names were not made public, were identified as longstanding members of local law enforcement bureaus by Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw in comments given to press after midnight.

Pennsylvania Republican Senate nominee Mehmet Oz on Tuesday called on Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney (D) to resign after he said he was looking forward to ...

We invite you to join the discussion on Facebook and Twitter. “Mayor Kenney should resign from office,” Oz said in a statement. “In a late-night, overwhelming moment of frustration, I said I was looking forward to no longer being mayor,” Kenney said.

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With a year and a half left in his term, Philadelphia's 99th mayor once again faces mounting calls for his resignation.

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I've said it many times before, I lay awake at night thinking about the challenges facing the residents of our city and what more we can be doing or doing differently to solve them. The other, 44 years old, is a deputy with the bomb squad of Montgomery County Sheriff's Office. "If I had the ability to take care of guns, I would," Kenney said Tuesday morning when asked about his resolve amid an influx of gun violence throughout the city in recent years. The mayor pointed to the state legislature and U.S. Congress as major obstacles to addressing gun violence in the country. There are thousands of lives on the line in the remainder of his term. Domb was the first city official to directly call for Kenney's resignation, tweeting that "Philadelphia is in a crisis and needs a mayor who wants the job and all its responsibilities. Moments before, the mayor had said, "We live in America, and we have the Second Amendment. And then we have the Supreme Court of the United States telling everyone they can carry a gun where ever they want. Philadelphia is in a crisis and needs a mayor who wants the job and all its responsibilities. Rhynhart has been consistently at odds with the Kenney administration since she was elected in 2018, particularly about what she says is its failure to comprehensively address gun violence. Our city needs leadership, not someone who doesn’t want the job. It is beyond time for— Allan Domb (@TeamDomb) @PhillyMayorto resign for the good of the city and its residents. "I'll be happy when I'm not mayor and I can enjoy some stuff."