ALLENTOWN, Pennsylvania (WPVI) — Eight people were wounded after a shooting erupted near a festival in Allentown, Pennsylvania on Sunday.
The Allentown Police Department said officers responded to a parking lot in the 100 block of N. 7th Street at 6:46 p.m. after hearing gunshots.
According to police, the officers found several people actively shooting at each other.
In a press release, the Allentown Police Department said officers engaged the shooters, though no further details were immediately available about the actions taken by the officers.
Neighbors say you could hear the shooting from a block away.
“I live up the block from where the scene was at, and I was in my house when I heard the gunshots,” said Nashley Reynoso.
Of the eight people who were shot, police say one of the victims required life-saving surgery.
The shooting happened as hundreds of people were gathered for the nearby Dominican Festival.
One person has been arrested so far.
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