Gun Violence
Gunshot injuries in U.S. surged during pandemic, CDC says
Experts say the CDC gun injury study, which uses data from hospital emergency departments, helps provide a more comprehensive picture of gun violence in America.
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Why Philly’s youth need to be included in the next mayor’s plan to stop violence
We're seeing increased "tough on crime" talk from certain candidates, but they don't understand the harms of increased policing, writes organizer Bre Stoves.
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2 people shot, wounded on Broad Street Line subway in South Philadelphia
Officials say a suspect was apprehended and a gun was recovered.
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74 people have been killed or injured by guns at American schools this year
In 2023, the K-12 database has recorded 89 gun-related incidents at a school so far, nearly one for every day this year.
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Landlord-tenant officer shoots woman during eviction in North Philly; police investigating
Police are investigating what went wrong when an eviction officer went to serve papers at a complex near Girard College.
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15-year-old fatally shot while walking to school in Philadelphia’s Hunting Park section
The student was walking to Simon Gratz High School Mastery Charter, police said.
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As Philadelphia passes 100 homicide mark, DA Krasner urges parents to lock up their guns
Philadelphia has seen fewer homicides than this time last year, but Krasner more can be done in order to stem the tide of violence.
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3 children, 3 adults killed at Christian school in Nashville
Monday's massacre at The Covenant School in Nashville was the latest in a series of mass shootings in a country that has grown increasingly unnerved by bloodshed in schools.
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‘Credible Messenger’ program manager works to alleviate the negative impact of gun crisis reporting
Maxayn Gooden is the Credible Messenger Community Manager at the Philadelphia Center for Gun Violence Reporting.
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Democrats, marchers press gun violence debate at Pa. Capitol
Thursday's March For Our Lives rally marks its fifth anniversary since its inception after a 2018 mass shooting at a Florida high school.
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Cries for civilian review boards grow louder in N.J. following Najee Seabrooks’ killing
A bill allowing cities to create civilian review boards with subpoena power has stalled in the Legislature.
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Listen 1:18Philadelphia District Attorney Krasner asks for help solving multiple murders in the city
Even though homicides are down 13% this year, DA Larry Krasner says investigators still need the public's help to find the killers.
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13-year-old, two 16-year-olds shot in West Philadelphia; at least 44 shots fired
A triple shooting injured three juveniles including a 13-year-old on Monday in West Philadelphia.
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Police: 4 people shot across from Temple University football field
The shooting happened around 3 a.m. Sunday in the shadow of Temple's football practice facility.
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The 31-year-old Paterson violence intervention advocate was experiencing a mental health episode during a fatal encounter with police on March 3.
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