As the speeches began for the Philadelphia Eagles Super Bowl LIX victory celebration, gunshots rang out nearby, leaving two women wounded.
The shooting took place just after 2:30 p.m. on Friday near the 2300 block of the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia police said.
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Tens of thousands of Eagles fans were gathered nearby to watch speeches from the Super Bowl champion Birds, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker and others.
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Investigators determined that an argument is what led to the shooting and the person who shot the women was identified as 28-year-old Brandon Ramos.
A 27-year-old woman suffered a gunshot wound to her left leg and a 20-year-old woman was shot in her upper left thigh, police said. Both were taken to a nearby hospital and listed in stable condition.
Speeches from elected officials and the Eagles players and coaches continued a short time later.
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Ramos was arrested and was charged with aggravated assault and simple assault among other related charges, police said. Even though a scene was never found during the investigation, a weapon was recovered.
If you have any information on this incident, please call the Philadelphia Police Department.
