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Syracuse incident leaves 13 people either shot, stabbed or hit by cars

‘The investigation is very active and ongoing,’ the police said.
‘The investigation is very active and ongoing,’ the police said. Photograph: JaysonPhotography/Getty Images/iStockphoto

A serious violent incident in Syracuse, New York, has left 13 people either shot, stabbed or hit by vehicles, police have said.

Local TV station WSYR-TV said that police responded to emergency calls about a gathering in the street along a block on Davis Street in the city after reports of shots being fired.

“Upon their arrival, officers found a large gathering in the street. Officers entered the crowd and discovered several victims that were either shot, stabbed, or struck by vehicles fleeing the scene after the shots were fired,” the station reported.

The shooting victims were three women and a man while five women and one man had been stabbed. In addition, two women and a man had been injured after being hit by vehicles. The ages of all those involved ranged from 17 to 25 years old.

“The investigation is very active and ongoing,” the police said in a statement.

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