Gun Violence

Philadelphia police say the driver of a silver Jeep Cherokee struck three nurses around 4:22 a.m. Saturday morning while fleeing the hospital.

While Wilmington ranks as one of the least safe cities, it has some of the largest number of law enforcement employees per capita.

Police say the three women were taken to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center in stable condition. No arrests have been made.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is using data from vital statistics and local emergency rooms to report gun violence incidents in those neighborhoods.

ManUpPHL will receive a $100,000 funding grant from Everytown Community Safety Fund to help more men turn from a life of crime to an opportunity to succeed.

Philly city leaders report a 40% drop in homicides with a gun. Advocates say, “It is not by accident.”

A recent survey released by RAND found that teachers don’t feel any safer or more prepared to respond to active shooter incidents after lockdown drills.

Healing Verse Germantown will use poetry workshops and public art installations to help residents address gun violence and its trauma.

The apparent second assassination attempt of Donald Trump is stirring concern about growing political violence in the U.S.

Ryan Wesley Routh faces charges of possessing a firearm despite being a convicted felon and possessing a firearm with an obliterated serial number.

Organizers say when gun violence takes aim at our communities, that ‘s not the whole story. They want to transform lives by changing the narrative of young people in Philly.

In an unrelated incident, school administrators found a shell casing in a student’s pocket. All students and staff are safe. Law enforcement is conducting an investigation.

Police are offering a $20,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction in this case.

Authorities in Georgia say the father of the teen charged with opening fire at a high school has been arrested on charges including second-degree murder.

The teen had been interviewed after the FBI received anonymous tips in May 2023 about online threats to commit an unspecified school shooting, the agency said.