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Suspect Charged in Nicetown Shooting as Cities Reel From Weekend Killings and Mass Shootings

Law enforcement in Philadelphia, New York, Chicago and Atlanta pursue suspects, gathering evidence after shootings at parties, parades and streetcar stops.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams speaks during a press conference at City Hall in Manhattan in New York City, U.S., June 3, 2025. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz/File Photo
NYPD responds to reports of an active shooter at 51st street and Park Ave. on July 28, 2025. (Barry Williams/New York Daily News)
Pedestrians walk past 345 Park Avenue in New York City.

Overview

  • In Philadelphia, 20-year-old Lonzell McDaniel was charged with murder for opening fire at a Nicetown birthday party that killed two men and wounded a mother and her 7-year-old daughter.
  • New York authorities have taken a person of interest into custody in a Bushwick apartment shooting that critically injured a 35-year-old man and are still seeking suspects in Bronx incidents, including a Throggs Neck double homicide and multiple parade-route attacks.
  • Chicago police continue to hunt for a gunman who shot four teenagers in the Lawndale neighborhood and for a teen accused of wounding five youths, one critically, after a West Side street confrontation.
  • Atlanta officers are searching for three men and one woman suspected of opening fire at a Sweet Auburn streetcar stop, an attack that killed a 27-year-old and injured 10 others as part of a wider weekend spike.
  • Community leaders and public officials are calling for expanded youth engagement programs, mental health services and stronger gun-control measures to address the summer surge in urban shootings.