Gun Violence

Thirty-two nonprofits serving the Philly region through social justice work will benefit from the contribution.

During a virtual ceremony, Krasner committed to investing in violence prevention after a record-breaking number of people were murdered in Philadelphia in 2021.

Philadelphia finished 2021 with at least 560 homicides. The highest number on record.

"We know over 65 shots were fired from clearly at least two separate caliber semi-automatic weapons," Chief Inspector Small said.

It’s an enormous loss, mostly of young Black men. Some Philly antiviolence activists point to new efforts to stop the shooting block by block as a sign of hope.

NPR's Tim Mak explains just how the politically powerful National Rifle Association has successfully blocked almost all gun regulation legislation.

Jurors have convicted a suburban Minneapolis police officer of first-degree and second-degree manslaughter in the fatal shooting of Black motorist Daunte Wright.

Philadelphia city officials used the final violence update of 2021 to talk about future plans for violence reduction next year.

Political analysts say some of the gun safety bills may be hard to pass because they appear to be targeting law-abiding gun owners in New Jersey.

Two officers were injured during a crash while transporting the robbery suspect.

Gun violence has been out of control in Delaware’s largest city since 2018. The mayor cites the “dissolution of social order” in some neighborhoods.

The spike in Philadelphia youth involved in gun violence has staff at the school district’s Juvenile Justice Services Center School calling for help.

Police were called to the 3100 block of Kensington Avenue around 4 p.m. Wednesday for a death investigation.

Philadelphia’s City Controller and a member of City Council are at odds with how Mayor Jim Kenney is handing the uptick in Philadelphia murders.

A record number of people have been murdered in Philly this year, but Police Commissioner Outlaw and A.G. Shapiro say there’s hope in a collaboration.