Man charged with reckless endangerment after shooting near City Hall

Philadelphia Police closed off a section of 15th Street in front of City Hall on Monday morning after taking one man into custody. The closure extended from Vine Street to Chestnut Street and has since reopened.

Police were investigating the area after a man whose car was stuck in traffic at 15th and Market Streets exited his vehicle around 8 a.m. and shot a handgun into the air.

Police said the man then threw the gun to the ground and sat on the hood of his vehicle before a sheriff’s deputy took him into custody.

A spokesperson for the Philadelphia District Attorney’s office said on Tuesday that the man, Shon Bright, was charged with reckless endangerment and weapons charges. A decade-old drug conviction barred Bright from possessing a firearm, the spokesperson said.

There were no injuries, police said in a statement. An investigation is underway.