Police: 9 shot outside Philadelphia bar

At least nine people were wounded in a shooting outside a Philadelphia bar Saturday night in which there was no clear motive, police said.

The Philadelphia Police Department said the victims were shot around 10:45 p.m. near Kensington and Allegheny avenues.

Police said gunmen emerged from a black vehicle parked in the middle of the block and struck nine people with about 40 shots fired.

All nine victims were hospitalized. Police said two were critical and the others were in stable condition. There were no immediate arrests and police said they were searching for suspects. Deputy Police Commissioner John Stanford said police could not immediately determine a reason for the shooting.