Crime & Safety

Shots Fired at MLK Park Reported by Neighbors Friday Night

Several witnesses reported hearing four or five shots in the area of Arch and Oak streets.

Patch readers reported that police were on the scene in the area of Arch and Oak streets sometime around 7:30 p.m. on Friday night, April 5 for a report of shots fired in the area.

Several witnesses reported hearing four or five shots in the vicinity of MLK Park. Police were on the scene and according to one reader were searching for evidence as far down as Arch and Marshall streets.

Emergency medical services were not dispatched to the scene and no injuries have been reported in the incident.

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Authorities have yet to comment officially on the investigation. 

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