Gun Violence Archives - Page 75 of 82

Visitors pay tribute to the display outside the Pulse nightclub memorial Friday, June 11, 2021, in Orlando, Fla. Saturday will mark the fifth anniversary of the mass shooting at the site. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

Biden to name Pulse Nightclub a national memorial

President Joe Biden said on the fifth anniversary of a mass shooting at the Pulse Nightclub in Orlando that he will sign a bill naming the site as a national memorial.

4 years ago

Courts & Law

Philadelphia police say they’ve seized more ghost guns in 6 months than in all of last year

It’s a troubling trend on top of this year’s substantial increases thus far in both shooting victims and homicide victims.

4 years ago

Protestors with CeasefirePa gathered at Love Park in Philadelphia in August 2019 to stand against gun violence nationally and locally. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)

Courts & Law

Future of Philly’s fight to enact local gun laws is now in the hands of state court

State law prevents Philadelphia from enacting its own gun control measures. A new lawsuit against the General Assembly aims to change that.

4 years ago

Zahirah Ahmad, a North Philly resident and member of the Not On My Watch movement, joined activists at a rally and march at City Hall in Philadelphia on March 26, 2021, to demand the city put more resources to preventing gun violence. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)

Courts & Law

Philadelphia gun control lawsuit: City and state to clash in court hearing

The city is asking the court to invalidate a Pa. rule that makes it illegal for municipalities to pass their own measures aimed at curbing gun violence.

4 years ago

ity Councilmember Jamie Gauthier speaks from a podium

Politics & Policy

Council to Kenney: $100 million needed to combat historic surge in gun violence

A letter sent Friday calls for investments designed to help neighborhoods most impacted by Philadelphia’s gun violence epidemic.

4 years ago

Philadelphia police stand in position during a march by protesters Tuesday Oct. 27, 2020 in Philadelphia. Hundreds of demonstrators marched in West Philadelphia over the death of Walter Wallace, a Black man who was killed by police in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Radio Times

Courts & Law

Qualified immunity, police violence and healing from trauma

Should qualified immunity, the doctrine that protects the police from civil lawsuits, be ended?

Air Date: June 4, 2021 10:00 am

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Police tape marks off a crime scene near Olney Transportation Center

Politics & Policy

How to replace aggression with job opportunities: City Council looks at ways to curb the violence

As Philadelphia struggles with continuing violence, councilmembers heard how employment and entrepreneurship could be key to preventing it.

4 years ago

The Rev. Derrick Johnson says he thinks the nearly 12-hour standoff could have ended with Goodwyn's surrender. (Cris Barrish/WHYY)

Community

Police: Suspect kills self to end overnight standoff after 3 Wilmington officers shot

Local pastor Derrick Johnson said officers told him the man accused of shooting three officers during an overnight standoff took his own life Thursday morning.

4 years ago

Members of the Philadelphia Police Department’s Crime Scene Unit are pictured behind crime scene tape

Community

‘Mad or nah?’: Residents react to Philly Weekly’s gun violence contest

Tamara Russell, aka P.O.C., hit the streets to see how residents feel about Philly Weekly’s gun violence contest, which asks readers to guess the city’s homicide total.

4 years ago

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Philadelphia city councilmember and Chair of the Children and Youth Committee Helen Gym joined city leaders in asking for at least 50 million dollars in the city budget to keep recreational centers open later and provide counseling and jobs for young people as part of the Youth Powered Anti-Violence Agenda, announced at a press conference at Hawthorne Recreation Center in South Philadelphia on June 1, 2021. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)

Politics & Policy

‘We have no time to waste’: City lawmakers call for more funding for anti-violence efforts

A group of city lawmakers is asking the Kenney administration to spend at least $50 million on anti-violence efforts designed to keep young people safe from gun violence.

4 years ago

Police take photos at the scene of a shooting outside a banquet hall, with evidence markers seen on the ground

Community

Police: 2 dead, 20+ injured in Florida banquet hall shooting

The banquet hall had been rented out for a concert. Police say three people got out of an SUV and opened fire into a crowd outside with assault rifles and handguns.

4 years ago

Philadelphia Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw addresses the press

Community

Violence interrupters, police will try to keep the peace over Memorial Day weekend

Staffers with the city’s Community Crisis Intervention Program will be poised to respond to potentially violent conflicts in an effort to prevent shootings.

4 years ago