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.

Trauma that comes from directly or indirectly experiencing gun violence can have short- and long-term effects, especially among youth survivors.

Police said the weapon went off after it fell to the floor and one of the combatants stepped on it. No one was injured and the gun was found on the floor.

As part of National Gun Violence Survivor's Week, the video features a dramatic reading by Philly poet Ja'Nell Hall-Ragin, who lost her brother to gun violence.

Amid Philly’s ongoing gun violence crisis, educators are making changes they hope will better protect children. WHYY News reporters took a close look at some of their efforts.

An upcoming documentary looks at the West Philadelphia organization’s efforts in the 1970s, and asks if they could be replicated today.

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.