Gun Violence

The shooting death of Temple University Police Officer Christopher Fitzgerald has renewed student concerns around campus safety.

Christopher Fitzgerald leaves behind a wife and four children. A vigil to honor his memory is set for Tuesday on the university’s North Philly campus.

Students are expected to return to class on Monday, one week after a gunman shot and killed three people, and injured five others, on campus.

The incident is thought to be the first time one of the university’s law enforcement officers has been killed in the line of duty.

Gun violence prevention was a popular theme at the annual MLK Day speech competition hosted by the Thomas and Woods Foundation.

YEAH Philly was formed to provide a space for Black youth to engage and implement teen-led interventions to address community violence.

Voters could decide on changing the city charter to create a new office to better coordinate the city’s efforts to reduce crime and violence.

Altovise Love-Craighead is a Black woman, a co-victim of homicide, and a law enforcement leader. She says officers can do a better job building trust with residents.

Gendron pleaded guilty in November to charges including murder and domestic terrorism motivated by hate. The terrorism charge carries an automatic life sentence.

The School District of Philadelphia is expanding its Safe Path program to 12 more schools in an effort to reduce fights and gun violence.

With shootings at recent highs in many American cities, some educators are reconsidering the role schools play in preventing and responding to neighborhood gun violence.

Philly job readiness, education, and legal help programs aim to give opportunities to people with criminal records, in hopes of ending the cycle of gun violence.

U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey reintroduced the Keep Americans Safe Act, a bill that would largely ban high-capacity gun magazines.

The injured 32-year-old officer is a five-year veteran of the force.

Last Thursday, 17-year-old Isaiah Odom was killed while riding his bike in his Point Breeze neighborhood. His mother is asking for prayers, and neighbors are lending support.