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PHILADELPHIA -- Two police officers were shot during the Fourth of July festivities in Philadelphia on Monday night.Sources tell Action News that they believe the gunfire erupted from a location in front of the Philadelphia Museum of Art but behind the main stage on Eakins Oval.A second officer assigned to Montgomery County Bomb Squad sustained a gunshot wound to the right shoulder.
Both officers were transported to Jefferson University Hospital by police and placed in stable condition.The circumstances of this shooting remain under investigation.For those looking to reunite with loved ones on the Parkway, please meet at 1901 Vine Street in front of the Free Library of Philadelphia. All others, please avoid the area.
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