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Posted: 05 Jul 2013 09:16 AM PDT
 Hundreds of people shared social media posts reporting gunfire and a human stampede on the Ben Franklin Parkway during Philadelphia’s Fourth of July fireworks Thursday night, although no shooting victims were reported. Several users are explicitly asking why they can find so little news media reporting, and GunCrisis.org is struggling today with thousands of visitors seeking more information every hour — as our incoming search terms indicate, at right. Please leave us a voice mail message and tell us what you witnessed. Include your name and neighborhood or home town and we will share the results here at GunCrisis.org. Call: (215) 882-9867. Or leave a comment below. NBC 10 is now reporting that investigators say someone fired a BB gun into the crowd. UPDATE: Deputy Mayor Everett Gillison says someone lit the firecracker and threw it to the ground, causing some people in the crowd to run, according to an Associated Press report, adding that Gillison says a couple of people fell to the ground. Witnesses to the chaos last night are also responding to a Philadelphia Police Facebook post about children who were lost during the incident. Residents have voiced confusion over distinguishing gunshots from fireworks in the past, but previous incidents were also reported on the Parkway during Fourth of July celebrations in 2011 and 2012. Meanwhile, there has been no shortage of shooting victims in other sections of the city during recent months. (May, June, July) Please share your ideas to stop the shooting in our community by using the #phillypeaceplan hash tag when communicating on social media: http://guncrisis.org/ If you want to get involved in gun violence reduction in Philadelphia, please consider volunteering your time or making a donation to one of the organizations listed under our Network tab at the top of this site. If you would like us to add your group to our list, please email us at info@guncrisis.org. The Gun Crisis Reporting Project is an award-winning, independent, nonprofit journalism community striving to illuminate the epidemic of homicide by gunfire in Philadelphia — and to find solutions. But we need your help. Click to see how your tax-deductible contribution can support our volunteer staff. Related posts:
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Posted: 04 Jul 2013 11:28 PM PDT
Later, we found hundreds of reports of possible gunfire from Twitter users on location as well as some YouTube, Instagram and Vine reports, and others wondering why they can’t find and news reports. We posted some of what we collected below: |
WHAT IN THE HELL HAPPENED ON THE PARKWAY BY LOGAN CIRCLE TONIGHT?!
Someone was shooting and I ran for my life! I ain’t grab no shoes or nothing Jesus I ran!
Somebody started shooting during the fireworks at parkway. There was a huge stampede. I was running for my life. People got trampled.
So happy to be Alive.. There was a fucking shooting at the concert
Tonight ended with me and @smashflo literally running for our lives away from a shooting at the Parkway. I’m still shaking. Unreal.
@DArKOTA_Side right behind us all of a sudden there was what sounded like gun shots and the ground was shaking and everyone just bolted
I was right there where they were shooting … But u best believe I was out
Shooting on the parkway seconds Away from us. What’s wrong with this country anymore?
@TLINKerbelle 20,000 people started running from a “shooting” so i ran too
It’s like as soon as the fireworks went off the gunshots went off
WELP the fireworks were amazing until a half million people started running for their lives because of a shooting. So scary
Pretty sure I survived a shooting at the Philly fireworks…
I saw the fun shots heard them and had to comfort two of my friends who got trummatized and still had time to run #BoltSpeed
Chaos and gunshots tonight at 17th and the parkway. I hope everyone is ok. We ran for our lives and are safe.
Right after all hell broke loose tonight. #Philly #WHATHAPPENED @ Logan Square instagram.com/p/bXtk3iq24S/
Right after all hell broke loose tonight. #Philly #WHATHAPPENED
Ran from a shooting or something by the art museum with @BrandonMorris. Why hasn’t the news been all over this yet? It’s been almost 2hrs
Two years in a row surviving the shooting on the parkway #dejavu
@BradLawryk we didn’t hear the shots but we heard a weird rumbling which turned out to be tons of people running away #Godzilla #Philly
What the fuck happened tonight?! #phillyjam #parkway #Philadelphia Was it a shooting? Flashmob? Bomb? We ran to safety and stayed together.
@AlexontheMic what I heard was shots were fired as fireworks were going off. But still no news outlets are saying anything.
Running in a human stampede from a shooting( ?) during 4th of July fireworks. No news outlets are covering what happened! So terrifying.
Still wondering what happened tonight @ the fireworks in Philly. Got caught in stampede. Some said it started from gunshots.
@PlantMeALILYY_ I was right there…I think someone pulled out a gun…but then I also heard that they said there was a bomb..
They was shooting at the parkway AGAIN. And people wanna bring their newborns up there -.-
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