A shooting in the city of Philadelphia (USA), in the northeast of the country, has left four dead and at least eight injured, according to local media reports. The suspect, a man armed with a rifle and a pistol and dressed in a bulletproof vesthas already been detained by the authorities, the media reported.

Among the victims of the attack is at least two minors, but no further details about his status have yet been released. A city police officer heard the shooting, which took place southwest of the city, and found at least one victim at the scene.

The city’s police stations also received several calls reporting a man who was shooting in the street, armed with a rifle. The man, who has not yet been identified, was intercepted and detained. by the agents who went to the area and also found two firearms in different places close to where the victims were.

According to the Gun Violence file, in 2023 there have been 339 mass shootings in the United States. Gun Violence is a nonprofit incident tracking organization that defines a mass shooting as a single incident in which at least four people, other than the shooter, are shot.