Councilmember Jamie Gauthier (3rd District), State Representative Joanna McClinton, State Senator Anthony H. Williams and City Councilmember Kenyatta Johnson (2nd District) will host a community event tonight in response to the tragic shootings in the Cobbs Creek neighborhood during a July 4th cookout. Two men in their 20s were killed and a 16-year-old girl was injured.

The event, titled “Hope and Healing” is in support of Cobbs Creek residents in the aftermatch of the shootings.

“This event, along with other recent shootings in the area, have left community members feeling afraid for their safety and the wellbeing of their loved ones and neighbors,” reads an official announcement.

Elected officials and community leaders will be on hand to hear residents’ concerns, provide a variety of supports, and to demand safe and peaceful neighborhoods for all Philadelphians. City agencies and local community groups will also be there to share resources with attendees.

The event will be held at 140 S. 60th Street, starting at 5:30 p.m. The rain date is next Thursday, July 15.

On July 4th around 10:40 p.m. a group of four gunmen opened fire on a crowd of people during a cookout outside a storefront near 60th and Walnut . The 23-year-old storefront owner, entrepreneur and fashion designer Sircarr Johnson Jr. and 23-year-old Salahaldin Mahmoud, a relative of Pennsylvania State Sen. Sharif Street, were killed in the shooting. A 16-year-old girl was taken to the hospital with injuries and was listed in stable condition.

A surveillance video of the shooting was released yesterday.