Two Philadelphia Police Officers Shot During Fourth of July Celebrations

Philadelphia police responded to reports of two fellow officers reportedly shot near the Benjamin Franklin Parkway as thousands of people celebrated a 4th of July concert and fireworks show.

Reports of the incident state one officers sustained a graze wound to the head and the other a gunshot wound to the right shoulder.

The gunfire broke out around 9:47 p.m. near the Philadelphia Museum of Art on the final day of the Wawa Welcome America festival as throngs of people watched a fireworks show following a concert headlined by Jason Derulo on the parkway, police said.

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