Two people are dead, and nine others have been injured in a Memorial Day mass shooting in Philadelphia, authorities said. The shooting took place at Fairmount Park in Philadelphia on Monday evening, the final day of the long Memorial Day weekend, when gunfire erupted at approximately 10:27 p.m. on Lemon Hill Drive at Poplar Drive, according to the Philadelphia Police Department.

A mass shooting in Philadelphia's Fairmount Park on Monday night has left two people dead and nine others injured. The incident took place around 10:30pm near the intersection of Lemon Hill Drive and Poplar Drive. Among the injured are at least two juveniles; however, their identities and ages have not been disclosed.

A mass shooting in Philadelphia Monday night has left at least two people dead and eight others injured by the gunfire, according to reports. Two of the shooting victims are juveniles, although their precise ages are not yet known. The shooting occurred at Fairmount Park at around 10:30 p.m. near the corner of Lemon Hill Drive and Poplar Drive, cops said. Witnesses told Fox 29 that bullets rang out during a cookout in the park with a large crowd. An additional victim was taken to the hospital after being hit by a car in the chaos that erupted in the wake of the shooting, according to the outlet.