Residents urged to shelter in place after three killed in Philadelphia shootings

Residents urged to shelter in place after three killed in Philadelphia shootings
The incident was characterised as ‘domestic’ by authorities (AP)

Three people have been killed after gunfire erupted in a suburban Philadelphia township, forcing cancellation of a St Patrick’s Day parade and shutting down a children’s theme park, authorities said.

Middletown Township police said there were “confirmed shootings” in the neighbouring Falls Township in Eastern Pennsylvania that resulted in “several gunshot victims”.

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