Gun Violence

Philly’s newly elected mayor will need to address the gun violence crisis. Can strategies piloted in other cities serve as a guide?

Rachel King, a 35-year-old mother and teacher at Grover Cleveland Elementary School in Philadelphia, was shot dead on April 11.

Gun control advocates say it can reduce illegal trafficking. Second Amendment advocates counter that it’s an unconstitutional, unnecessary move.

On average the data shows at least four people have died in mass killings once every six and 1/2 days this year. The numbers exclude perpetrator deaths.

The actor and the film’s weapons supervisor Hannah Gutierrez-Reed were both charged with involuntary manslaughter in the shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.

Firearms businesses can no longer open in homes and near schools. Lower Merion’s ordinance limits gun sales to four commercial areas in the township.

Philadelphia police are investigating after a teenager was shot outside a recreation center on Wednesday afternoon.

Police said the youth was not the suspected gunman. None of the two suspects who remain at large have been identified, police said.

Four young people were killed at the Sweet 16 birthday party.

Eighty-four-year-old Andrew Lester surrendered at the Clay County Detention Center Tuesday, a day after being charged with first-degree assault and armed criminal action.

Philadelphia’s gun violence crisis is primarily taking the lives of Black men, and both churches and mosques are dealing with the aftermath.

The hearing featured a common thread centered around the need for better education and job opportunities to help break the cycle of violence.

The prosecuting attorney said at a news conference that Andrew Lester shot 16-year-old Ralph Yarl, who is recovering at home after being released from the hospital on Sunday.

Another 28 people were injured. Authorities have given few details about the weekend shooting during a birthday party, including if they knew of any suspects or a motive.

It happened at approximately 10 p.m. Saturday at a campus event called Yardfest.