Gun Violence

Santa Fe District Attorney Mary Carmack-Altwies announced that her office filed the charges Tuesday.

The student, who is in stable condition, was shot three times in the arm and the thigh, according to a district spokesperson.

In the days since Tennessee officials released video footage of Memphis police officers brutally beating Tyre Nichols, law enforcement has faced a new wave of criticism.

Memphis police say two more officers involved in the arrest, beating and death of Tyre Nichols have been disciplined.

In one South Philly neighborhood, community leaders and law enforcement are discussing creating a procedure that supports officers stopping young people and sharing resources.

Billy Penn and WHYY are partnering with the CeaseFirePA Education Fund to host the “100th Mayor: Restoring Safety Forum” in early March.

The shootings occurred on the outskirts of Half Moon Bay, a city about 30 miles south of San Francisco.

About 20 minutes after the shooting, police said officers stopped a car about two miles away and took three suspects into custody.

The suspect, 72-year-old Huu Can Tran, was found dead on Sunday in the van that authorities say he used to flee after being prevented from attacking another dance club.

A gunman killed 10 people and wounded 10 others at a Los Angeles-area ballroom dance club following a Lunar New Year celebration.

Prosecutors said Dewey Beach officer Dylan Ebke “reasonably felt in fear for his own life’’ and that of a fellow officer after trapping an armed suspect in an alley.

The race for mayor is a crowded field, including five former Philadelphia City Council members.

Community activists say the Chicago-based READI program could be the solution Philly needs to curb gun violence – if it ever materializes.

Oliver “Butter” Henry is being held on $2.5 million cash bail on murder charges in the death of a 16-year-old that led to multiple retaliation shootings.

Prosecutors announced that actor Alec Baldwin and a weapons specialist will be charged with involuntary manslaughter in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer.