The shootings have sparked outrage in the United States once again. According to reports, three persons were slain in a nighttime shooting in Philadelphia on Saturday. Eleven more people were injured. One woman has been identified as having died. Two handguns were seized by police at the scene. There has yet to be an arrest. People were evacuated from the area after police issued a Twitter alert. Unidentified persons, according to police, opened fire on a crowd gathered in the South Street neighbourhood of downtown Philadelphia. According to police, the incident occurred during a weekend when there was a large crowd on South Street.