Gun Violence

One thief says she stole 500,000 bullets because security was lax. For 18 months, the retailer has fought a state subpoena seeking loss-prevention records.

Sources have identified the victim as Abdul Vicks, a well-known rapper affiliated with the gang Young Bag Chasers (YBC).

Advocates said gun violence prevention needs to be a “priority” for elected officials and leaders.

Both sides at the trial agreed that the teen walked into a Roscoe’s Chicken and Waffles in Los Angeles in 2022 and shot the Philly rapper while robbing him of his jewelry.

The state crime and delinquency agency funded a new mural in Fitler Square. It is the first of six murals designed by children.

U.S. District Judge Peter Sheridan wrote that he was compelled to rule as he did because of the Supreme Court’s rulings in firearms cases.

The social media account had antisemitic and anti-immigrant comments that could be linked to the shooter.

Authorities say a man ran up to Raheem Jefferson on Tuesday afternoon in a parking lot near the Al-Aqsa Islamic Society and fired at least 17 rounds.

Ronald Rowe is testifying Tuesday before two Senate committees. Rowe says he recently traveled to the Pennsylvania shooting site and says what he saw made him ashamed.

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.

What has the mayor accomplished after six months in office and what’s still on the top of her to-do list? We discuss policing, violence, “clean, green, saver,” and more.

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