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Gun Violence

Community groups working against violence in the city of Philadelphia protested stop-and-frisk outside the 26th Police District in Fishtown. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Courts & Law

Will ongoing gun violence bring a stop-and-frisk resurgence to Philly? It wouldn’t be the first time

The much-criticized, historically racist policing tactic never actually went away, but in recent years officials had decried it and the city had moved away from its broad use.

4 years ago

The white gunman who killed 10 Black people and injured three other individuals at a Tops supermarket in Buffalo, N.Y., in May was indicted by a federal grand jury on Thursday on hate crimes and firearm charges. Here, a memorial for the supermarket shooting victims is set up outside Tops on July 14. (Joshua Bessex/AP)
NPR
Courts & Law

Suspect in the Buffalo mass shooting has been indicted on federal hate crime charges

The white gunman has been held without bail since his arrest after the May 14 shooting that killed 10 Black people and injured three others.

4 years ago

A Philadelphia police cruiser is parked between Arch and Market streets in West Philadelphia
Community

Two Philadelphia summer events canceled as gun violence escalates

The city’s Summer Event Series and the West Fest Block Party have been canceled because of rising incidents of gun violence.

4 years ago

Visitors walk past a makeshift memorial honoring those recently killed at Robb Elementary School, Tuesday, July 12, 2022, in Uvalde, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
Community

Video shows police milling in hallway during Uvalde massacre

The edited footage was published as Texas lawmakers investigating the massacre are preparing to release their findings.

4 years ago

Steve Dettelbach speaks during an event about gun violence in the Rose Garden of the White House on April 11. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
NPR
Politics & Policy

Senate confirms Dettelbach to head firearms agency as gun violence grows

This is the first time in seven years that the Senate has confirmed a director for the ATF.

4 years ago

The Justice for Fanta Bility silent march
Politics & Policy

Sharon Hill’s independent report into police shooting of Fanta Bility is finished — the public might not see it until end of July

The independent investigation into the borough’s police procedures was completed in June, but the report might not be released to the public until the end of July.

4 years ago

Ghost guns. (Ximena Conde/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Pa.’s Josh Shapiro, 19 other state attorneys general defend new rule to regulate ‘ghost guns’

In an amicus brief filed last week, the officials asked a federal judge in Texas to reject a challenge to the new restrictions set to take effect in August.

4 years ago

People cross a street in West Philadelphia, with brick rowhomes lining either side of the street.
Community

PlayStreets hires teens to run programs on Philly blocks, and trains them to respond to gunfire

Teens working the program as Play Captains have had to undergo special training in light of the ongoing gun violence crisis.

4 years ago

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks during a press conference
Politics & Policy

Japan ex-leader Shinzo Abe assassinated while giving speech

Police arrested the suspected gunman at the scene of an attack that shocked many in Japan, one of the world’s safest nations and has some of the strictest gun control.

4 years ago

In this Nov. 25, 2014 file photo, demonstrators block Public Square in Cleveland, during a protest over the police shooting of 12-year-old Tamir Rice. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak, File)
Courts & Law

Officer who killed Tamir Rice quickly leaves new police job in Pa.

Tioga Borough council President Steve Hazlett says Timothy Loehmann left the position Thursday without having worked a single shift.

4 years ago

Evening settles over the city's skyline. (Bastiaan Slabbers for WHYY)
Community

New earlier curfew for older Philly teens now in effect

The temporary extension of the city’s curfew to 16- and 17-year-olds is part of an effort to keep young people from being involved in crime late at night.

4 years ago

Sales associate Elsworth Andrews grabs a shot gun to show it to a customer at Burbank Ammo & Guns in Burbank, Calif., Thursday, June 23, 2022. The Supreme Court has ruled that Americans have a right to carry firearms in public for self-defense, a major expansion of gun rights. The court struck down a New York gun law in a ruling expected to directly impact half a dozen other populous states. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Radio Times

Will new gun laws curb gun violence?

Gun violence researchers discuss how effective new federal gun legislation is and NJ Acting Attorney General Platkin talks about the state's new firearm safety package.

Air Date: July 7, 2022 10:00 am

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Close-up of Mayor Kenney speaking with the media.
Community

‘Mad or nah?’: Residents react to mayor’s comments about wanting to leave office

P.O.C, a partner in WHYY’s News and Information Community Exchange, hits the streets to survey residents’ thoughts and attitudes towards the mayor’s comments.

4 years ago

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File photo: Investigators search for evidences outside Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, May 25, 2022, after an 18-year-old gunman killed 19 students and two teachers. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)
Community

New report details missed chances to stop Uvalde shooting

The report also says some of the 21 victims at Robb Elementary School likely “could have been saved” on May 24 had they received medical attention sooner.

4 years ago

A closeup of Philadelphia Mayor Kenney
Community

Bullets that grazed officers at Philly Fourth of July celebration came from same gun

Officials said the .40 caliber bullets were fired from the same weapon and could have traveled from more than a mile away.

4 years ago

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