Gun Violence

A Philadelphia sanitation worker is dead after a shooting on Friday morning in the Mayfair neighborhood.

After suing the state over gun laws, the Delaware State Sportsmen’s Association’s latest challenge targets a high-capacity magazine buyback program.

A jury convicted Eric Ruch of voluntary manslaughter in September.

At the Young Chances Foundation in South Philly's Grays Ferry area, gun violence prevention involves feeding kids, mentoring them, and building their trust in law enforcement.

The vote sets the stage for what would be the first Pennsylvania Senate impeachment trial in nearly three decades.

In the midst of Philadelphia’s ongoing gun violence crisis, some people are asking whether the controversial policing practice stop and frisk is part of the answer.

WHYY and Temple University collaborated on a podcast looking at the controversial policing practice stop and frisk. Episode 1 is “How Did We Get Here?”

Philly City Council members reignited the debate on stop and frisk as a solution to the city’s gun violence crisis, raising questions about what makes residents feel safe.

A few weeks ago, a report commissioned by the Office of Violence Prevention revealed that CCIP staff are undertrained, and often overwhelmed, and lacking cohesion.

A new podcast from WHYY and Temple University’s Logan Center for Urban Investigative Reporting looks at the controversial policing practice stop and frisk.

The new podcast from WHYY and the Logan Center for Urban Investigative Reporting asks neighborhood communities for answers to tough questions.

Three football players were killed on a bus late Sunday after returning to the University of Virginia from a field trip. Police arrested the suspected gunman after a 12-hour m

Calling in the national guard is taking the lazy way out, writes Pastor Carl Day, a prominent public safety advocate.

The three former Sharon Hill police officers charged with firing shots that killed 8-year-old Fanta Bility have pleaded guilty to reckless endangerment.

The man, who is believed to be in his 20s, was shot 11 times throughout the body, police said.