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.
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.
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Speeches from elected officials and the Eagles players and coaches continued a short time later.
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.
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