Gun Violence

The Gun Violence Archive reports that shootings across the country this holiday weekend claimed the lives of more than 180 people.

These groups may be small, but Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner said they are instrumental in the fight against violence.

Delaware cops will no longer be able to avoid prosecution for shooting a suspect by saying they believed an officer or someone else was in imminent danger of death.

City Council recently passed a budget for FY22 that includes $155 million for anti-violence efforts — believed to be the most Philly has ever spent on the issue.

On Tuesday, Disability Pride Philadelphia is asking people affected by gun violence to flood Instagram and Facebook with their personal stories.

Opening statements in the second phase of a trial are scheduled for Tuesday to determine whether Jarrod Ramos was legally sane at the time of the mass shooting.

Mayor Jim Kenney said Wednesday that help can’t come soon enough. Year to date, homicides are up 38%.

Delaware is outlawing ghost guns, which are often assembled at home using unfinished firing mechanisms and other untraceable parts.

As part of the efforts, the Treasury Department will inform states that they can use funds allotted by the American Rescue Plan to aid in reducing gun violence.

In a first, a new review committee will evaluate grants to grassroots programs.

Prosecutors say they’ve connected six murders in the Wilmington area to the NorthPak gang. Fourteen defendants have been indicted on 120 charges.

Philadelphia police are investigating a triple shooting in West Philadelphia that left two men dead and a 3-year-old child injured.

Philadelphia is set to spend $155M on anti-violence efforts in the next fiscal year. It’s not all new funding, still the total is a sizable increase.

“That’s a comprehensive approach that we’re taking to address this issue,” said Councilmember Kenyatta Johnson.

The office is hosting four town halls to crowdsource solutions to the city’s gun violence epidemic. The first one was held Monday in West Philly.