Gun Violence

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.

Gunfire in Philadelphia's Nicetown section injured one man and damaged offices belonging to Pennsylvania Senator Sharif Street and the NAACP.

Committee members on both sides of the aisle had concerns with some of the legislation, including questions about whether these bills would be enforceable.

Surrounded by community supporters who accepted his apology, Krasner said his comments on Philadelphia’s violence epidemic “unintentionally hurt people.”

A Wilmington man pleaded guilty in federal court to his role in an accidental shooting that paralyzed a 6-year-old Wilmington boy in 2017.

A new Billy Penn analysis maps police shooting data onto voting wards.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom says he wants to empower private citizens to enforce a ban on the manufacture and sale of assault weapons in the state.

Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw says the Philadelphia Police Department is working to address record numbers of homicides.

NPR investigative correspondent Tim Mak on his new book "Misfire" about how the NRA became increasingly tied to the far-right and why the organization is now in jeopardy.

Certain types of violent crime are down in Philadelphia, District Attorney Larry Krasner points out, despite an increase in gun violence.

One local lawmaker said he and parents agree that “the only way to keep Temple students safe is to make sure that everyone is safe.”