by KYW's Tony Hanson
Philadelphia Mayor John Street has met with the Police Commissioner and other top police commanders to brainstorm on the surge in murders and other violent crimes in the city.
A couple of recent shooting incidents drew special attention during the meeting with Mayor John Street:
"I am really concerned about bars and the proliferation of shootings and violence that are taking place in bars. We had another triple shooting in a bar over the weekend. We had a triple homicide in a bar the weekend before that."
The Mayor wouldn't talk details, but he says they'll continue to address so-called nuisance bars:
"We will be working with the law department, the police department, and we are going to make sure that we start, that we do everything we can to be more effective."
Two recent bar shootings, included one in which three men were shot and killed at a Kingsessing bar earlier this month(above photo) (see related stories), drew special attention during the brainstorming session.
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