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Gun Violence

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Community
Billy Penn

Can journalism that centers community help stop shootings? PGCVR is betting on it

Inside the two-year effort to turn gun violence reporting on its head.

4 years ago

A person applies a tourniquet to a nurse instructor's arm.
Community

‘Who am I in this situation?’: ‘Stop the Bleed’ trauma first aid class targets gunshot injuries

“Stop The Bleed” teaches emergency responsiveness, and many Philadelphians are training to combat gunshot wounds.

4 years ago

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Members of the FBI investigate Tuesdays fatal shooting at the Chesapeake Walmart Supercenter on Wednesday in Chesapeake, Virginia. Six people, including the suspected gunman, are dead following. (Nathan Howard/Getty Images)
NPR
Community

Virginia Walmart gunman left a ‘death note’ saying he felt harassed by coworkers

Police also confirmed on Friday that Bing used a 9mm handgun, which was legally purchased the morning of the shooting.

4 years ago

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Community

A new Philly coalition has joined the fight against gun violence

The newly formed Civic Coalition to Save Lives says it will build a violence intervention strategy based on what’s worked in other cities.

4 years ago

Board member Jessica Whitfield serves Thanksgiving dishes at the POMC pre-Thanksgiving dinner. (Sam Searles/WHYY)
Community

‘I’m not by myself’: Philadelphia’s Parents of Murdered Children chapter gathers for pre-Thanksgiving dinner

People who have lost family members and other loved ones to violence have found a new kind of family in the Central Philadelphia chapter of Parents of Murdered Children.

4 years ago

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Courts & Law
Billy Penn

Details on the AI gun detection tech SEPTA is installing in 300 surveillance cameras

This is ZeroEyes’ first public transit rollout of the service, which has DHS anti-terrorism designation.

4 years ago

Police tape is pictured outside a salon, with windows broken from a shooting.
Community
6abc

4 students shot near Philly’s Overbrook High School: Police

Two 15-year-old female students and two 16-year-old male students were shot, police said.

4 years ago

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NPR
Courts & Law

Six people killed in shooting at a Walmart in Virginia

The incident is the second high-profile mass killing in only a handful of days.

4 years ago

A person holds a microphone and gestures. Stage curtains are visible in the background.
Stop and Frisk: Revisit or Resist
Community

Changing the beat: Philly rappers take the violence out of drill music

Drill music, a subgenre of hip hop, has come under fire for graphic depictions of violence and criminal activity. Some Philadelphia artists are working to change the genre its

4 years ago

Final tally on the conceal carry bill in the New Jersey Assembly. (N.J. Legislature livestream)
Politics & Policy

N.J. Assembly passes concealed carry restrictions following 2-hour debate

The bill seeks to establish various handgun-free zones, including government-owned properties, schools, bars, some restaurants, and entertainment venues.

4 years ago

Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner says he will have his say about the articles of impeachment. (Tom MacDonald/WHYY)
Courts & Law

Philly DA Krasner continues to rally public to fight impeachment

With an impeachment trial hanging over him, Larry Krasner continues to say it’s nothing more than partisan politics.

4 years ago

Bouquets of flowers and a sign reading ''Love Over Hate'' are left near Club Q
NPR
Community

The Colorado shooting comes in a year rife with anti-LGBTQ sentiment, advocates say

The shooting, which occurred on the eve of Transgender Remembrance Day, is the latest tragedy in a year that's felt particularly bleak, according to LGBTQ advocates.

4 years ago

Crime tape is set up near Club Q, a LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado Springs, Colo. where a shooting occurred late Saturday. (Thomas Peipert/AP)
NPR
Community

5 people were killed and 25 wounded in a shooting at an LGBTQ club in Colorado

Two patrons confronted and fought the suspect, the police chief said. The motive behind the attack is unknown.

4 years ago

People place stones near the memorials outside the Tree of Life Synagogue
Community

Tree of Life shooting survivors’ stories told in documentary

Filmmaker Trish Adlesic cultivated relationships with the survivors and families of the victims to make a film, “A Tree of Life: The Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting.”

4 years ago

A SEPTA police officer stands on the platform of the Somerset stop
Urban Planning

SEPTA turns to artificial intelligence to scan passengers for potential shooters

The new software is designed to quickly identify when someone draws a weapon gun on the transit system and notify police immediately.

4 years ago

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