Gun Violence

On July 2, police were accidentally dispatched to North 56th Street, so they didn't discover Joseph Wamah Jr.'s body right away, authorities say.

Community organizations and faith leaders wondered how they could give people a safe place to heal when such a large swath of the neighborhood had become a crime scene.

After a Camden official said, "We just want to send a message to the thugs and criminals and gun-bearing freaks over in Philadelphia...," a council member wants an apology.

Monday's mass shooting in Kingessing was the deadliest in a rash of U.S. shootings that occurred around the July Fourth holiday.

The lawsuit says Polymer80, Inc. and JSD Supply “intentionally undermine” federal and state law by selling firearm kits without background checks.

Martinus Evans, the 300-pound runner, on making the sport more inclusive. Also, we talk about Monday's mass shooting in Philadelphia and Jurassic Park turns 30.

Five people were killed and several others injured by someone shooting an AR-style rifle “aimlessly,” police said.

Prosecutors say Kimbrady Carriker was wearing a ballistic vest and carrying weapons in his home for “some time” before Monday’s mass shooting.

There have been nearly a dozen mass shootings this month and a total 346 mass shootings so far this year — each one leaving a heavy toll for communities around them.

Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney, District Attorney Larry Krasner, and Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw expressed outrage and disgust about the tragedy.

The people killed range in age from 15 to 59. Two children were shot and wounded.

Last year, two police officers were grazed by bullets apparently fired into the air after the annual Fourth of July concert on the Parkway.

Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott has asked anyone with information about the shooting to assist investigators.

The United States has seen an alarming increases in the number of deaths and injuries from guns each year. Doctors and public health officials classify this as an epidemic.

The report identified challenges that made it hard for some groups to complete their work — but city leaders promise to fix those problems before the next round of grants.