{"id":41133,"date":"2025-07-05T16:05:12","date_gmt":"2025-07-05T16:05:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/41133\/"},"modified":"2025-07-05T16:05:12","modified_gmt":"2025-07-05T16:05:12","slug":"fourth-of-july-bloodbath-as-mass-shooting-at-bar-sees-11-sprayed-with-bullets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/41133\/","title":{"rendered":"Fourth of July bloodbath as mass shooting at bar sees 11 sprayed with bullets"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"author-section byline-plain\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/profile-1882\/alyssa-guzman.html\" class=\"author\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ALYSSA GUZMAN FOR DAILYMAIL.COM<\/a> <\/p>\n<p class=\"byline-section\"> Published:  08:34 EDT, 5 July 2025   |  Updated:  09:54 EDT, 5 July 2025   <\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">At least 11 people have been injured following a horrific <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/mass-shootings\/index.html\" id=\"mol-3485a770-599c-11f0-8b59-8f039f9a7c3a\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">mass shooting<\/a> in Philadelphia.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Gun shots rang out shortly before 4am Saturday at 7 Elements bar on 11th Street and Washington Avenue, after Fourth of July celebrations descended into a bloodbath.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The Philadelphia Police Department responded to reports that a victim was shot in the establishment and found three others with gunshot wounds when they arrived.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Police later learned that eight others transported themselves to a local hospital.\u00a0Four women and seven men were injured, local NBC affiliate\u00a0<a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" class=\"class\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcphiladelphia.com\/news\/local\/at-least-11-people-injured-in-mass-shooting-at-south-philadelphia-bar\/4226861\/\">WCAU<\/a>\u00a0reported.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">At least two are in critical condition, including a security guard who was shot in the face and a woman who was shot in the back.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;Others are reported to have been shot in the legs, extremities, arms, etc., and suffering other non-life-threatening gunshot injuries,&#8217;\u00a0Philadelphia Police Inspector DF Pace said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Bullet casings were found on the upper floor of the establishment and on the staircase that leads to the lower level and the parking lot.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">7 Elements is a bar located on the second floor of a shopping center. Police closed off the plaza on Saturday morning to search for evidence.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-3db5b2ecb892bc2a\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/100033651-14877797-image-a-238_1751718185586.jpg\" height=\"282\" width=\"634\" alt=\"At least 11 people have been injured following a horrific mass shooting at a bar in Philadelphia\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>   <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">At least 11 people have been injured following a horrific mass shooting at a bar in Philadelphia\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-c114cddf0b368d7b\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/100033531-14877797-image-a-11_1751718856440.jpg\" height=\"353\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Gun shots rang out shortly before 4am Saturday at 7 Elements on 11th Street and Washington Avenue, after Fourth of July celebrations descended into a bloodbath\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>   <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Gun shots rang out shortly before 4am Saturday at 7 Elements on 11th Street and Washington Avenue, after Fourth of July celebrations descended into a bloodbath<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The bar&#8217;s website lists its hours as 6pm to 2am, Monday through Saturday. 7 Elements was closed by the time police arrived.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Police had to &#8216;defeat&#8217; the doors to make sure there were no other victims inside the establishment.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;This business should not be open that late, and upon arrival, it was shut, and we had to ensure there were no other victims inside,&#8217; Pace said at a press conference.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Police are unsure if there were multiple shooters involved, and the identities of the victims have not been released.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;They look like they&#8217;re going to survive,&#8217; Pace said of the victims. &#8216;It&#8217;s a lot of people.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The motive for the shooting is unknown. No arrests have been made. Daily Mail reached out to the Philadelphia Police Department for additional information.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-a6d90e39b5bb32dc\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/100033739-14877797-image-a-8_1751720197342.jpg\" height=\"464\" width=\"634\" alt=\"The shooting occurred at 7 Elements bar, which is on the second floor of the building. It's unclear if the bar was still open when shots were fired\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>   <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">The shooting occurred at 7 Elements bar, which is on the second floor of the building. It&#8217;s unclear if the bar was still open when shots were fired\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-235116e2cb57b3d4\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/100033925-14877797-image-a-9_1751720210418.jpg\" height=\"288\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Identities of the victims haven't yet been released. At least two victims, including a security guard, are in critical condition\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>   <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Identities of the victims haven&#8217;t yet been released. At least two victims, including a security guard, are in critical condition\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Saturday&#8217;s shooting was the largest in Philadelphia since<a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" class=\"class\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-14753497\/memorial-day-weekend-mass-shooting-fairmount-park-philadelphia.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"> two people were killed and nine were injured on Memorial Day<\/a>\u00a0in Fairmont Park.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Multiple rounds of &#8216;rapid&#8217; gunfire erupted on Lemon Hill Drive in Philadelphia&#8217;s Fairmount Park, where thousands had gathered to celebrate the long holiday weekend in May.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">When the shots were fired, a total of 11 people &#8211; ranging in age from 15 to 28, were struck, including Amya Devlin, 23, and Mikhail Bowers, 21, who were tragically killed in the incident.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Three teenagers &#8211; aged 15, 16, and 17 &#8211; were among those injured in the shooting.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Police believe at least five guns were fired during the Memorial Day shooting.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>                    Share or comment on this article:<br \/>\n                        Fourth of July bloodbath as mass shooting at bar sees 11 sprayed with bullets<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"By ALYSSA GUZMAN FOR DAILYMAIL.COM Published: 08:34 EDT, 5 July 2025 | Updated: 09:54 EDT, 5 July 2025&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":41134,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5132],"tags":[5229,211,50,1448,2830,1311,67,586,132,5230,68,2969],"class_list":{"0":"post-41133","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-philadelphia","8":"tag-america","9":"tag-dailymail","10":"tag-news","11":"tag-pa","12":"tag-pennsylvania","13":"tag-philadelphia","14":"tag-united-states","15":"tag-united-states-of-america","16":"tag-unitedstates","17":"tag-unitedstatesofamerica","18":"tag-us","19":"tag-usa"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/114801483839348932","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41133","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=41133"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41133\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/41134"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41133"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=41133"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=41133"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}