Gun Violence

Reps. Madeleine Dean and Chrissy Houlahan of Pennsylvania are also on the task force.

Attorneys for former officer Mark Dial, who shot and killed Eddie Irizarry as he sat in his car in Kensington last August, sought the change of venue in the spring.

The working-class town of about 30,000 just outside of Pittsburgh was rattled after learning the gunman came from their community.

The former Democratic congresswoman, who was wounded in a 2011 shooting in Arizona, spoke about gun violence at the Salt & Light church in Southwest Philly.

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FBI Director Christopher Wray said the gunman Googled the question, “How far away was Oswald from Kennedy?”

Nine people were shot just after 2 a.m. Sunday during what officials called an illegal block party on North Alden Street in West Philadelphia.

Mendoza said in court that he felt sorrow and regret just before he was sentenced to 8 to 20 years.

Counseling and social services are being offered in the aftermath of the shooting.

Director Kimberly Cheatle said she took “fully responsibility” for the security lapses, and she vowed to “move heaven and earth” to make sure there's no repeat of it.

The shooting is believed to have stemmed from a fight at a large gathering with reportedly more than 100 people.

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Butler is home to some 13,000 people. It's rural. It's neighborly. And it's Trump country.

Two other bystanders injured in the attack remained hospitalized Monday in critical but stable condition.

The Third Circuit affirmed the district court’s rejection of a stay. The legality of Delaware’s assault weapons ban is still being litigated.