Gun Violence

The white man who fatally shot Ahmaud Arbery has been sentenced to life in prison for committing a federal hate crime.

The final award handed down Friday includes $45.2 million in punitive damages and $4.1 million in compensatory damages.

The Texas jury must still decide how much to award in punitive damages.

Philadelphia Police Department representatives said they’re recruiting more officers and trying to increase presence in areas impacted by gun violence.

The parents suing Jones, though, testified Tuesday that an apology wouldn't suffice. They are seeking at least $150 million.

A wave of “assassinations’’ led to 39 gun fatalities in Delaware’s largest city last year. This year, however, the opposite has been true.

The suspect fired shots at the responding officers and a barricade was declared.

WHYY student interns team up with P.O.C., a partner in the News and Information Community Exchange, to survey residents about their feelings on the National Guard.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi pushed the bill forward Friday, but the legislation is likely to go nowhere in the Senate.

Sharon Hill Borough has released its independent report into last year’s police shooting — and many of the most important details are being withheld.

The monthly prayer walk organized by the 14th District police took on extra meaning this week after a 7-year-old was caught in the crossfire of a shooting.

Due to safety concerns in Kensington, the City of Philadelphia is downsizing a program designed to encourage outdoor play for kids.

A grand jury has indicted the man accused of opening fire on an Independence Day parade in suburban Chicago, on 117 felony counts.

The defense is challenging whether the Delaware District Attorney’s Office produced enough evidence at the preliminary hearing to allow the case to go forward.

The D.A.'s office said one of the guns was used in a shooting.