Eagles Super Bowl Parade Violence Leaves Two Women Injured
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Eagles Super Bowl Parade Violence Leaves Two Women Injured

Two women were shot during the Eagles' Super Bowl parade festivities in Philadelphia, but both are in stable condition.

The joy surrounding the Eagles’ Super Bowl LIX parade celebration was partially dampened by violence Friday afternoon in Philadelphia.

Two people were shot along Benjamin Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia amongst a crowd eager to celebrate at the Eagles’ championship parade around 2:35 p.m. ET, according to police, via CBS News Philadelphia. The victims – both women – showed up at the medical tent at 23rd and Spring Garden streets to get help.

The shooting occurred on the 2300 block, near the parade, at a portable toilet line following a fight involving multiple people. According to Vanore, the city’s deputy police commissioner, the women were shot by a man wearing an Eagles jersey after an argument, all while Eagles players and other team officials were speaking on the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

One woman, aged 27, was shot in her left calf, while the other, a 20-year-old bystander, was shot in her upper left thigh. Police indicated both victims were transported to Penn Presbyterian Hospital and are in stable condition.

The 27-year-old woman and her boyfriend attempted to cut the line when someone punched the boyfriend, resulting in a brawl. In the ensuing chaos, shots were fired that hit both women.

The incident remains under investigation. No arrests have been made, and no weapons have been recovered.

This incident marks the second consecutive year in which gunfire has marred celebrations at a Super Bowl parade. Last year, two men faced murder charges stemming from a shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl LVIII parade, resulting in one death and 22 injuries.

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