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Police ID Gunman In Philadelphia's Eid Al-Fitr Celebration Shootout Police ID Gunman In Philadelphia's Eid Al-Fitr Celebration Shootout
Police ID Gunman In Philadelphia's Eid Al-Fitr Celebration Shootout Police have identified one of the four armed individuals involved in a shootout that erupted during an Eid al-Fitr celebration in Philadelphia this week. Kahbir Oglesby-Hicks, 21, of Philadelphia, was arrested and charged with Violation of the Uniformed Firearms Act (VUFA), possessing an instrument of crime, VUFA on streets, and evading arrest, city police said. Gunfire between two groups rang out out just before 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 1, during the celebration on 47th and Wyalusing Avenue, police said. A 22-year-old black male was struck in the stomach and a 15-year-old black …

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