Gun Violence

Local groups remembered the hundreds of people killed as a result of gun violence in Philadelphia and in its surrounding counties.

Uplift Center for Grieving Children will be awarded $50,000 by District Attorney Larry Krasner and the Philadelphia Foundation as part of its violence prevention microgrants.

Councilmember at-large Dr. Nina Ahmad introduced a resolution calling on state lawmakers to pass Senate Bill 200, which restricts the sale of large-capacity magazines.

Two victims are in critical condition, including a 17-year-old girl.

The panel said that “another Butler can and will happen again” without major changes in how candidates are protected.

Student filmmakers from North Philadelphia document gun violence in a new PBS documentary airing tonight on WHYY-TV 12.

DA Krasner won two elections running as a progressive criminal justice reformer. His critics say he's been too soft on crime.

Authorities say they are searching for 18-year-old Raphael Ezeamaka from Darby, Pennsylvania.

Philadelphia police say the driver of a silver Jeep Cherokee struck three nurses around 4:22 a.m. Saturday morning while fleeing the hospital.

While Wilmington ranks as one of the least safe cities, it has some of the largest number of law enforcement employees per capita.

Police say the three women were taken to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center in stable condition. No arrests have been made.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is using data from vital statistics and local emergency rooms to report gun violence incidents in those neighborhoods.

ManUpPHL will receive a $100,000 funding grant from Everytown Community Safety Fund to help more men turn from a life of crime to an opportunity to succeed.

Philly city leaders report a 40% drop in homicides with a gun. Advocates say, “It is not by accident.”

A recent survey released by RAND found that teachers don’t feel any safer or more prepared to respond to active shooter incidents after lockdown drills.