Gun Violence

The free performance of Charles Fuller’s 1979 drama “Zooman and the Sign” grapples with neighborhood violence that has hardly changed.

A Middlesex County grand jury handed up the indictment Wednesday against 29-year-old Rashid Ali Bynum. He remains in the county jail and is scheduled to be arraigned Aug. 28.

Kristian Hamilton-Arthur was murdered in 2017. In the years since, his mother has had to advocate for her son, while simultaneously grieving him.

When asked about rebuilding trust with the public, Police Commissioner Outlaw likened the incident to taking “50 steps back.”

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A panel of experts led by Pa. House Majority Leader Matthew Bradford discussed gun policies at Villanova University Monday.

The DA’s office grants are designed to help groups that can’t get larger ones, and could be a lifesaver for people on the streets of Philadelphia.

Philadelphia Police Deputy Commissioner James Kelly said at least 50 bullets and several guns were used in this shooting.

The incident began when a fight broke out at the park while it was still open to the public.

For the first time on record, the firearm suicide rate for Black teens is higher than for white teens, according to preliminary data from the CDC.

State Senator Sharif Street would like to see his father, Mayor John Street’s, Safe Streets initiative come back to town.

The Nicetown Community Development Corporation is looking to a new administration for the help they need to wage a long-term fight on violence.

The victims include one 18-year-old boy, two 17-year-old boys, a 16-year-old boy, and a 16-year-old girl.

Philadelphia is the latest city to crack down on straw purchases in an effort to curb gun violence.

Officials in Delaware’s largest county have agreed to pay more than $1 million to settle a lawsuit stemming from a fatal police shooting in 2021.