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Gun Violence

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Politics & Policy
WITF

Pa. House Dems advance firearm reforms in wake of recent acts of gun violence

Democrats’ one-vote House majority could derail the bills before they could be sent to the Senate, given the voting record of one comparatively conservative Democrat.

9 months ago

Police tape blocks a section of a cornfield
Courts & Law

3 officers killed in York County shooting identified. Gunman ambushed law enforcement from inside the home, officials say

Matthew James Ruth, 24, opened fire on officers from inside his ex-girlfriend's rural Pennsylvania house. He is accused of stalking her, according to officials.

9 months ago

People sit in chairs at a Delaware community listening session about gun violence
Community

‘Peer pressure’: Delaware Gov. Matt Meyer holds listening sessions on the causes of gang and gun violence

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

9 months ago

Listen 1:37
Police cars at the scene of the shooting
Courts & Law

Suspect in killing of 3 Pennsylvania officers was a 24-year-old being sought on stalking charges

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

9 months ago

FILE - Charlie Kirk speaks during a town hall meeting (AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps, File)
Courts & Law

A timeline of Charlie Kirk’s assassination and the arrest of a suspect

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.

9 months ago

A silhouette of a man wearing a cowboy hat holding a large American flag
Politics & Policy

Gov. Shapiro demands moral clarity following Charlie Kirk assassination, rise in political violence

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

9 months ago

Kash Patel speaks at a news conference
Politics & Policy

Suspect in Charlie Kirk assassination expressed opposition to conservative activist’s views

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.

9 months ago

Law enforcement officials prepare to sweep a building
Politics & Policy

Rifle recovered in the search for Charlie Kirk’s killer as FBI releases photos of person of interest

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

9 months ago

Crime tape is seen in the area of a shooting in Philly
Courts & Law
6abc

Charges downgraded in fatal Center City Philadelphia shooting due to video evidence

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

9 months ago

Mayor Cherelle Parker next to a board reading, in Spanish and English, WARNING! Are you here to buy a gun for someone who can't buy one? This is a crime punishable with up to 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. Stop! Think before it's too late and you become a criminal.
Politics & Policy

Philly gun dealers must post new signs warning against the ‘straw purchase’ of weapons

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.

9 months ago

Listen 1:06
Minnesota Timberwolves center Naz Reid warms up
Community

NBA player’s sister fatally shot at New Jersey apartment complex, her boyfriend charged with murder

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

9 months ago

Two people praying at a memorial for slain kids in a Minneapolis school shooting
Education

Philadelphia Catholic schools review safety protocols after Minneapolis shooting

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

10 months ago

Katrina Blackwell addressing members of the Council from a podium
Courts & Law

Chester city homicides fall 85% this summer

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

10 months ago

Listen 0:46
Police approach the school where the shooting occured
Community

A shooting at a Minneapolis Catholic school kills 2 children, injures 17 people

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.

10 months ago

Police officer lining up behind a wall with their guns
Education

After Villanova shooting hoax, fake reports of active shooters stir fear at U.S. college campuses

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

10 months ago

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