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Gun Violence

Investigators walking through the scene
Courts & Law

5 more arrested in connection with 2024 Eid al-Fitr shooting in West Philadelphia

An additional five suspects have been charged with procuring the guns used in the shooting near the Philadelphia Masjid last April.

7 months ago

Listen 0:56
Josh Shapiro speaking
Courts & Law

Officer killed after a gunman took hostages at a Pennsylvania hospital

Officials say three staffers at UPMC Memorial Hospital in York and two other officers were shot and wounded in Saturday morning’s attack.

7 months ago

Ihsan Hines at the Discovery Center in Strawberry Mansion
Community

Many Gen Zers deal with higher rates of mental health challenges and firearm suicides, according to a new report

Project Unloaded's report, Triggering, outlines strategies to improve mental health, prevent suicides, and enhance community safety concerning gun issues.

7 months ago

Listen 1:02
Ayanna Greene-Davis sitting at her desk
Courts & Law

Philadelphia launches first office for crime victims

Police Commissioner Kevin Bethel revealed the Office of Victim Advocacy and Engagement, marking a first for the police department.

7 months ago

Listen 3:13
Pennsylvania State Rep. Jennifer O'Mara. (Kenny Cooper/WHYY)
Courts & Law

Pa. legislators push for Extreme Risk Protection Orders to prevent firearm suicides

Extreme Risk Protection Order laws, active in 21 states and Washington D.C., show promise in mitigating suicide and mass violence risks.

8 months ago

Listen 1:18
Austin Davis looks on
Politics & Policy

Pennsylvania responds as Trump shutters White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention

The office was disbanded by President Donald Trump on Jan. 21. Pennsylvania officials and advocacy groups say their work to fight violent crime will continue.

8 months ago

Listen 1:03
A closeup of the lights of a police vehicle
Courts & Law
6abc

Man shot, killed during confrontation with police near entrance ramp to Philadelphia International Airport

Police say they responded to a man who was stabbed and walking in the roadway early Monday morning. A physical altercation ensued, then an officer discharged his weapon.

8 months ago

Joe Brake shooting a gun in a range
Community

Where you shop counts: How 4 Pa. companies stack up on gun violence prevention

Guns Down America released the “Business Must Act” campaign, grading 38 corporations’ in-store policies, corporate actions and political and lobbying contributions.

8 months ago

Listen 0:59
Austin Davis speaks behind a podium
Education

Lt. Gov. Davis announces $56M in state grants to fund after-school programs and gun violence prevention

Lt. Gov. Austin Davis announced a total of 46 state grants to enhance Pennsylvania's after-school programs and reduce gun violence in communities.

8 months ago

Listen 1:07
Matt Platkin speaking at a podium.
Politics & Policy

New Jersey attorney general among those who say they’ll defend gun regulations in Trump’s 2nd term

New Jersey Democratic Attorney General Matt Platkin said his state and others with Democratic attorneys general, plan to intervene in cases already in the court system.

8 months ago

Police officers wearing a protective face masks as a precaution
Courts & Law

2 Philadelphia men plead guilty to killing SWAT officer in 2020 as police served murder warrant

Authorities say Elliott fired a dozen shots through a bedroom wall, striking O'Connor as he climbed an interior staircase.

8 months ago

Traci Murphy of the Delaware Coalition Against Gun Violence, and board member George Higgins
Courts & Law

‘Another failure by the gun lobby’: Supreme Court won’t review Delaware’s firearms control laws, but legal battles continue

Recent laws ban the sale of assault-style weapons, limit ammunition magazines to 17 rounds, and require a permit to purchase a handgun.

8 months ago

Listen 2:05
Kevin Bethel posing for a photo outside, in front of WHYY studios
Studio 2
Courts & Law

Philly Police Commish Bethel says drones will be a 'force multiplier' against crime in Kensington

"We think drones will be the next layer of a fourth multiplier for us in our policing work," Commissioner Bethel said. He talked about some advancements in policing.

Air Date: January 15, 2025 12:00 pm

Listen 51:29
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Politics & Policy

Medicaid funding for gun violence programs faces scrutiny

Republican Congressman Andrew Clyde, of Georgia, unveiled the Medicaid Funds Integrity Act to restrict Medicaid funds for gun violence prevention programs.

8 months ago

Listen 1:17
District Attorney Larry Krasner
Community

Philly homicides are at a near-record low in 2024, Krasner says

The district attorney said that crime has been on a downward trajectory for the past three years.

9 months ago

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