Gun Violence

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.

The gunman had opened fire during a lunch reception, killing one person and wounding five others.

The free, daylong event offered grief counseling and workshops dedicated to healing traumas and fostering forgiveness.

This averages out to about 10 such attacks a week.

Shoppers and a retired police officer were among the 10 shot and killed at a Buffalo supermarket by a white teenager who authorities say was motivated by racial hatred.

Authorities say a gunman opened fire with a rifle, and that officials are investigating it as a “hate crime and racially motived violent extremism.”

Three people were injured in the first shooting, one in the second, and 17 in what police described as an exchange of gunfire between two groups of people.

Anthony Nero must also serve three years of supervised release once he’s freed as part of the 37-month term imposed Thursday.

The gunfire happened just after 9 a.m. inside the building in Hunting Park.

Some of it is an increase in police funding, which has jumped $26 per person during his tenure. But there are also programs tucked into the Managing Director’s Office.