Gun Violence

Philadelphia has seen fewer homicides than this time last year, but Krasner more can be done in order to stem the tide of violence.

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.

Maxayn Gooden is the Credible Messenger Community Manager at the Philadelphia Center for Gun Violence Reporting.

Thursday's March For Our Lives rally marks its fifth anniversary since its inception after a 2018 mass shooting at a Florida high school.

A bill allowing cities to create civilian review boards with subpoena power has stalled in the Legislature.

Even though homicides are down 13% this year, DA Larry Krasner says investigators still need the public's help to find the killers.

A triple shooting injured three juveniles including a 13-year-old on Monday in West Philadelphia.

The shooting happened around 3 a.m. Sunday in the shadow of Temple's football practice facility.

The 31-year-old Paterson violence intervention advocate was experiencing a mental health episode during a fatal encounter with police on March 3.

With guns drawn, police are seen negotiating with Seabrooks. At times the 31-year-old Black man can be heard both complying and threatening to harm himself and officers.

The ACLU of Pennsylvania has a new policy paper about the history of the practice.

The safety summit, attended by more than a dozen schools, follows the deaths of 17 students across Philadelphia so far this school year.

A new group — the Saving Lives: Ending Gun Violence Committee — led by Pennsylvania’s Episcopal Diocese, is calling for tougher gun laws.

The order also seeks to promote more secure firearms storage and ensure U.S. law enforcement agencies get the most from last summer's bipartisan gun control law.

A poll from the Lenfest Institute shows similar concerns among voters of all ages, but very different approaches to solving the problems.