Gun Violence

Buffalo consistently ranks as one of the most segregated cities in the nation.

In many schools, the Buffalo shooting and others before it have prompted staff discussions on how they might respond to students' threats of violence.

Sajda “Purple” Blackwell and her husband Tommy Blackwell have long been running neighborhood patrols, food distributions and other events intended to curb gun violence.

Mourners said their final goodbyes to Roberta Drury on Saturday at the Assumption Church in Syracuse, not far from where she grew up in Cicero.

The Tops Friendly Markets grocery store opened on Jefferson Avenue on the East Side of Buffalo in 2003. It was a long road to get there.

Relatives of the 10 Black people massacred in a Buffalo supermarket are pleading with the nation to confront and stop racist violence.

A new teen committee surveyed 1300 students throughout the Philadelphia area on gun violence solutions. “Better gun laws” and more support for families were among the asks.

The suspected gunman that killed 10 Black Americans in Buffalo was inspired by white supremacist and racist ideology. How do we counter violent far-right extremism?

One of the victims, a 28-year-old man, is in extremely critical condition after being shot 14 times.

The exposure to racist acts of gun violence is a mental health concern, local mental health professionals say.

Across Philadelphia, nonprofits are building a network of trained conflict mediators. That includes teaching teens to settle their own arguments without picking up a gun.

A former neighbor says the California church shooting suspect’s life unraveled after he was nearly beaten to death several years ago.

The canines will be there to comfort emergency responders, families and friends of the victims, as well as the community.

Authorities say the suspected gunman, who is white, specifically targeted a predominantly Black neighborhood.

The revelation raised questions over missed opportunities to put a potential mass shooter under closer scrutiny or make sure he didn’t have access to deadly firearms.