(WPHL/NEXSTAR) – Police in Philadelphia are actively investigating an incident reported to have occurred on Sunday night, after a person appeared to fire a gun into the air amid the city’s celebrations of the Eagles winning the NFC Championship game.
Video of the alleged incident, shared to X by a user named @Philly_Captain, appeared to show a large crowd gathered at the intersection of Frankford and Cottman Avenues when a person raised a gun into the air and fired off three shots.
Screams were briefly heard in the video, though the crowd did not appear to disperse immediately.
“I believe that was a gun,” one of the spectators can be heard saying, matter-of-factly, after the shots rang out.
Remarking on the incident, several viewers of Philly_Captain’s video were confident the gunman would be apprehended. Others were also concerned for the well-being of fans and nearby residents, if indeed the gunman was firing real bullets into the air.
“[He’s] so lucky that bullet didn’t come back down on someone,” one viewer remarked.
The Philadelphia Police Department confirmed to Nexstar that its Northeast Detective Division is investigating the incident, but no arrests had been made as of Monday morning.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Philadelphia Police Department at 215-686-TIPS (8477).
Eagles fans had gathered outside in Philadelphia — and throughout the Delaware Valley — to celebrate their team defeating the Washington Commanders 55-23 at Sunday’s NFC Championship game. Elsewhere in the city, revelers were seen setting off fireworks, walking across cars and climbing greased poles.
A driver was also taken into custody on Sunday night after a car hit and injured three pedestrians in a crowd of people leaving the game at around 9:30 p.m., police said. The victims suffered non-life-threatening injuries.
The incident did not appear intentional, according to police.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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