4 wounded when gunfire erupts in Southwest Philly, police say

Four people were wounded when gunfire erupted at a basketball court Monday night in Southwest Philadelphia, police said.

The shooting happened at the James Finnegan Playground around 8:20 p.m. near 69th Street and Guyer Avenue in the city’s Elmwood section, police said.

The location was initially reported as South 68th and Harley Streets, next to the Paschall Playground, which is nearby the other playground.

Three victims, ages 18 and 19 and 20, were shot in the lower parts of their body, said Inspector D.F. Pace. Two of the victims were taken to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center. The third victim was transported by private vehicle to the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.

All three were listed in stable condition, Pace said.

A 40-year-old man mowing a residential lawn was hit in the face with what was believed to be a fragment of a bullet that ricocheted off something, Pace said.

That man was treated at the scene.

Three persons of interest were taken into custody and a car with three guns, including a long gun, was being held by police, Pace said.

A fourth gun was found near the basketball court, he said.

There was no early indication of a motive.