Weeks after a shooting shattered the peace at an Eid al-Fitr event in West Philadelphia and left three people injured, as well as a young man and four teenagers in custody, the district attorney, police commissioner and the Philadelphia sheriff addressed the investigation.

“District Attorney Larry Krasner and the Gun Violence Task Force, along with Philadelphia Police Commissioner Kevin Bethel and Philadelphia Sheriff Rochelle Bilal, will provide an update on the investigation into a shooting that occurred after the prayer and celebration of Eid al-Fitr on Wednesday, April 10, 2024, in West Philadelphia,” the district attorney’s office wrote on Friday.

You can watch his comments live on this page around 2:30 p.m.

On April 10, hundreds of people attended a festival at Clara Muhammad Square at 4700 Wyalusing Avenue to celebrate Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the Islamic holiday of Ramadan.

Because of the large gathering, several vehicles were parked on private property inside a gas station adjacent to the park, police said. According to investigators, the gas station owner asked police to issue parking tickets to unauthorized vehicles parked there.

As officers issued parking violations, they heard several gunshots coming from the park. Officers ran to the scene of the shooting and saw several people armed with guns, police said.

Officer Diamond Jaynes, 32, pulled out her gun and fired at a 15-year-old boy in the 1000 block of North 48th Street, shooting him in the left shoulder and left leg. Police said the teen was armed with an AR-style pistol which they later recovered. According to investigators, Officer Jaynes secured the teen’s gun and then took him to the hospital for treatment.

A 23-year-old man was also shot in the stomach, while another 15-year-old boy suffered a scratched finger during the incident, authorities said.

In addition to the 15-year-old who was shot by Jaynes, police also arrested 21-year-old Kahbir Oglesby-Hicks, two 16-year-old boys and a 16-year-old girl. They also recovered five weapons: a rifle and four 9mm pistols, investigators said. A sixth weapon, a pistol, was also recovered from the road, although it was unclear who it belonged to.

Jaynes, a 6-year police veteran assigned to District 16, was placed on administrative duty pending the outcome of an internal affairs investigation, which is the protocol for officer-involved shootings.

The 23-year-old victim’s father spoke to NBC10 after the shooting.

“I’m tired of all the violence and nonsense that’s going on. We can do better as a people, as all Homo sapiens, human beings,” Corey Taylor said. “That we have to do better, love each other and we can all live in prosperity, peace and harmony and stop hating each other. So who else has or doesn’t like a woman or some kind of affiliation with a community or whatever. It’s stupid. And it’s stupid. People’s lives are priceless. I love my children!