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Gun Violence

Gary Hill, del Área 32, entrega macetas en viviendas en Taylor Street, en el norte de Filadelfia. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Los habitantes de Filadelfia esperan que una ciudad más limpia reduzca la violencia causada por armas de fuego. ¿Lo harán realidad Oh o Parker?

Muchos ciudadanos de Filadelfia consideran que la reducción del deterioro urbano es una estrategia de prevención de la violencia armada que no se ha aprovechado.

3 years ago

Cleaning a crime scene
Courts & Law

Cleaning up blood after a shooting will soon be handled by professionals in Philly

Starting this fall, the PPD will call a professional cleaning service to handle blood after a shooting that happens in an outdoor, public space.

3 years ago

broken police tape at a crime scene.
Courts & Law

Who cleans up after shootings? Philly hires professionals to handle blood in the streets after years of residents shouldering the work

When someone is shot on a Philadelphia street, residents often handle the crime scene. City leaders are piloting a new protocol to help.

3 years ago

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Gary Hill delivering a planter in front of someone's house.
Politics & Policy

Philadelphians hope a cleaner city will reduce gun violence. Will Oh or Parker make it a reality?

Many Philadelphians feel blight reduction is an untapped gun violence prevention strategy. Both Cherelle Parker and David Oh say they have a cleanup plan.

3 years ago

Listen 2:04
People gather at a vigil in Lisbon Falls, Maine, for victims of the week's mass shootings, Saturday, Oct. 28, 2023.
Community

Residents of Maine gather to pray and reflect, days after a mass shooting left 18 people dead

The Rev. Daniel Greenleaf began services at the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul in Lewiston with a moment of silence.

3 years ago

Law enforcement in the woods in Maine
Community

Maine embarks on healing and searches for answers a day after mass killing suspect is found dead

Authorities say the body of 40-year-old Robert Card of Bowdoin was found late Friday at a recycling center in Lisbon, Maine - close to Lewiston.

3 years ago

a look down a quiet street
Community

What we know so far about the mass shooting in Maine

Here's what we know about the suspect, where the shooting happened, and the aftermath.

3 years ago

flowers and candles on the steps of the building.
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

The Tree of Life synagogue massacre led to little action by the Pa. legislature

After the Tree of Life shooting in Pittsburgh, lawmakers enacted a grant program for nonprofit security. Five years later, bills on guns and hate crimes are still stalled.

3 years ago

A SEPTA bus driver was rushed to the hospital after being shot in Philadelphia's Germantown Thursday morning. (6abc)
Community
6abc

SEPTA bus driver dies after being shot 6 times in Germantown; person of interest in custody

A SEPTA bus driver has died after being shot in Philadelphia's Germantown Thursday morning.

3 years ago

Josh Kruger and his beloved cat, Mason.
Courts & Law
6abc

Man charged with murder in deadly shooting of Philadelphia journalist Josh Kruger

Robert Edmond Davis, 19, was arrested on Wednesday in connection with the killing.

3 years ago

A person with a gun on security footage
Community

At least 16 dead in Maine mass killing and police hunt for the shooter as residents take shelter

Some recent attempts by gun control advocates to tighten the state’s gun laws have failed.

3 years ago

Mark Dial walking into courthouse
Courts & Law

Murder charges reinstated against former Philly cop Mark Dial in death of Eddie Irizarry

The decision comes after all charges against Dial were dropped by a Municipal Court judge last month.

3 years ago

Listen 1:11
Investigators work the scene where multiple people were shot near a high school in Philadelphia
Courts & Law

5th suspect arrested in deadly 2022 shooting near Roxborough High School

The suspect was taken into custody Monday in Philadelphia's Germantown section by police and the U.S. Marshals.

3 years ago

Jennifer Meleski holds memories of her son, Charles Maude III
Community

‘Out of sight, out of mind’: Gun violence cold case frustrates another Philadelphia family

It’s been more than two years since 24-year-old Charles Maude III, known as Chucky, was shot and killed in Port Richmond.

3 years ago

A close-up of someone's gun on a holster. On their arm is a tattoo that reads
Community

Leading up to Election Day, new research shows some gun owners would commit violence in support of a political stance

About 60% of people who carry loaded firearms in public on a regular basis said it was very or extremely likely that they would arm themselves for a political cause.

3 years ago

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