Gun Violence

Wilmington community activists and state officials discussed various causes of gun violence, including poverty and lack of positive male influences.

The shooting erupted in the area of North Codorus Township, about 115 miles west of Philadelphia, not far from the Maryland line, authorities said.

Authorities in Utah will seek the death penalty against a 22-year-old man charged in the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk on a college campus.

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro demands the rejection of all forms of political violence.

Utah Gov. Spencer Cox told a news conference that 22-year-old Tyler Robinson had become “more political” in the run-up to the shooting.

The FBI has released photos of a person of interest in Charlie Kirk’s shooting as investigators appeal to the public for tips.

Surveillance and cellphone video show a confrontation between Jardine and the suspect, identified by police as 45-year-old John Kelly, escalating quickly.

The regulation mandates signs be posted in all gun shops to warn shoppers that buying guns for those not allowed to have them is a crime.

Police say that the sister of Minnesota Timberwolves player Naz Reid was fatally shot in her Jackson, New Jersey apartment.

“Providing safe environments for everyone … is always a top priority,” said Ken Gavin, the Archdiocese of Philadelphia’s chief communications officer.

Reported instances of both nonviolent and violent crime are down in Delaware County’s only city during the summer of 2025.

Police say a 23-year-old shot rounds through the windows toward children sitting during Mass at the Annunciation Catholic School, and that the shooter then died by suicide.

The hoax calls and false alarms have hit at least 12 college campuses from Arkansas to Pennsylvania.

The school told students and staff to shelter in place at around 11 a.m. Sunday. This is the second false active shooter call to Villanova this week.

Helen's initial 'Philly Shrug' column garnered major attention - but she continued to show up for victims of gun violence. She's leaving the Inquirer, but not journalism.