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Tommy Joshua Kaison speaks at the “Return to Peace in the Streets” press conference. (Tennyson Donyéa/WHYY)

‘You are going to see a renaissance’: New coalition rises to broker a ceasefire in Philly

Gun violence dropped dramatically after West Philly’s House of Umoja brokered a ceasefire in 1974. The organization’s matriarch says it’s time for a new treaty.

4 years ago

A protester carrying a rifle leaves the the Kenosha County Courthouse after speaking with Kenosha County Sheriffs Department officers, Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2021 in Kenosha, Wis., during the Kyle Rittenhouse murder trial. Rittenhouse is accused of killing two people and wounding a third during a protest over police brutality in Kenosha, last year. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

Politics & Policy

In Kenosha and beyond, guns become more common on U.S. streets

Across much of the United States, it has become increasingly acceptable for Americans to walk the streets with firearms, either carried openly or legally concealed.

4 years ago

Kyle Rittenhouse enters the courtroom to hear the verdicts in his trial at the Kenosha County Courthouse in Kenosha, Wis., on Friday, Nov. 19, 2021. Rittenhouse has been acquitted of all charges after pleading self-defense in the deadly Kenosha shootings that became a flashpoint in the nation’s debate over guns, vigilantism and racial injustice. The jury came back with its verdict afer close to 3 1/2 days of deliberation

Courts & Law

Philadelphians grieve Rittenhouse verdict — and share thoughts on fixing a ‘broken’ system

Go to jury duty and vote for judges. That’s the advice Andre D. Carroll offered his fellow Black Americans after a jury found Rittenhouse not guilty.

4 years ago

Kyle Rittenhouse, center, pulls out his chair for a meeting Judge Bruce Schroeder called during his trial at the Kenosha County Courthouse in Kenosha, Wis., on Thursday, Nov. 18, 2021

Courts & Law

Rittenhouse jury deliberates for third day without a verdict

Two mistrial requests from the defense are hanging over the politically and racially fraught case.

4 years ago

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Community

As killings surge in Philadelphia, city considers $500,000 package to move residents threatened by violence

After a Harrowgate firebombing, City Council is considering a bill that would allocate $500,000 to help people under threat of retaliatory violence.

4 years ago

Mark Richards, Kyle Rittenhouse's lead attorney, gives his closing argument during Rittenhouse's trial at the Kenosha County Courthouse in Kenosha, Wis., on Monday, Nov. 15, 2021. Rittenhouse, an aspiring police officer, shot two people to death and wounded a third during a night of anti-racism protests in Kenosha in 2020. (Sean Krajacic/The Kenosha News via AP, Pool)

Courts & Law

A look at key points in Kyle Rittenhouse closing arguments

Attorneys in Kyle Rittenhouse's murder trial sparred for the last time Monday during closing arguments.

4 years ago

Evidence markers are pictured on a street.

Courts & Law

6abc

Philadelphia shootings leave 2 dead, 8 injured on Sunday night

Police are investigating a series of shootings, including a mass shooting in Kensington that left six people injured.

4 years ago

Courts & Law

Two teens charged in connection with the police shooting of 8-year-old in Sharon Hill

First-degree murder charges are filed against two people in a gunfight near Academy Park High before the shooting by Sharon Hill police officers.

4 years ago

LOVE Park was the scene of a fatal shooting Tuesday night. A security guard for the Christmas Village has been charged

Community

A gun death where love is the motto heightens safety concerns in Philadelphia

One man is in custody facing murder charges after the shooting near the Christmas Village construction site, another example of pervasive violence.

4 years ago

Crime tape is seen at the scene of a fatal shooting in LOVE Park.

Courts & Law

6abc

Christmas Village security guard charged for fatally shooting man in LOVE Park: Police

According to police, the suspect was working security when he became involved in a disturbance with the 29-year-old victim.

4 years ago

Charlton Heston (left), meets Wayne LaPierre (far right) and Jim Baker (center)

NPR

Community

A secret tape made after Columbine shows the NRA’s evolution on school shootings

Just after the 1999 shooting at Columbine High School, NRA leaders agonized over what to do. NPR obtained recordings of the calls.

4 years ago

On Nov. 8, at the Sunset Memorial Park Cemetery in Pennsauken, Jassan Lindsey's paternal grandmother, Alma Lindsey, talks about how much her grandson meant to her at his casket; at right, Jassan's younger brother, Kason Lindsey, 4 — too young to comprehend the loss — holds a flower. (April Saul for WHYY)

Community

14-year-old’s shooting death in Camden sends shockwaves through South Jersey community

Jassan Lindsey was the youngest person to die from gunfire in Camden in five years. Hundreds of people attended his funeral Monday, remembering his "beautiful spirit."

4 years ago