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Gun Violence

People walk by the hospital entrance.
Community

‘Medicine is an unstable field’: Jefferson shooting reveals precarity of hospital work

Under immense pressure and staffing shortages, the shooting of a nursing assistant by one of his colleagues at Jefferson Hospital is the latest burden for health care workers.

5 years ago

The 52nd Street commercial corridor in West Philadelphia. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Community

Historic gun violence sparks calls for more policing along Philly’s commercial corridors

Philadelphia continues to witness a historic surge in gun violence, putting business owners and shoppers on edge.

5 years ago

The exterior of Jefferson Hospital at night
Courts & Law
6abc

Jefferson Hospital employee kills coworker, shoots 2 officers before arrest: Police

Philadelphia Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw said they believe the victim was targeted.

5 years ago

witzke rally
Courts & Law

Man who pointed Glock pistol at Delaware political protesters convicted of two felonies

Michael Hastings was a supporter of Republican U.S. Senate candidate Lauren Witzke when he waved the gun at her opponents during dueling protests.

5 years ago

The Philadelphia Police Department is asking more homeowners and business owners to register their security cameras and share footage. (NewsWorks photo, file)
PlanPhilly
Politics & Policy

More cameras with a better view coming to secure rec centers and playgrounds in Philly

Philadelphia City Council wants to spend $1.8 million on camera systems designed to reduce gun violence at rec centers.

5 years ago

Body bags represent Philadelphians killed by gun violence
Community

Philly announces $900K in microgrants to fight gun violence

The announcement comes on the heels of the city recording its 400th homicide over the weekend.

5 years ago

An illustration of two parents comforting their child
NPR
Health

After 25 years in the dark, the CDC wants to study the true toll of guns in America

We don't know the full impact of nonfatal firearms-related injuries. Unreliable data and political pressure have obscured the picture for researchers and the public.

5 years ago

Fanta Bility. (6ABC)
Courts & Law
6abc

Delco DA: ‘Near certainty’ that officers fatally shot 8-year-old girl outside football stadium

The shooting killed 8-year-old Fanta Bility and injured several others outside the Academy Park High School football stadium.

5 years ago

Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner addresses the media at a press conference
Courts & Law

Krasner recaps a ‘very rough’ week of gun violence in Philly

After some recent improvement in gun homicide numbers, Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner says this past week was “very rough.”

5 years ago

Mayor Jim Kenney speaks
Community

As Philly surpasses 400 murders, grassroots prevention groups still looking for help

The city reached the grim milestone, despite a recent dip in shootings and much-touted state and city grants for community organizations working to prevent the violence.

5 years ago

Kimberly Kamara and her husband Kesselle, pictured with Council member Kenyatta Johnson, lost their 23-year-old son Niam Johnson-Tate to gun violence in 2017. (Aaron Moselle, WHYY)
Community

‘Please put the guns down’: Families of murder victims call for peace outside City Hall

“Please put the guns down. Start loving on one another,” pleaded Cheryl Pedro during the Call For Justice rally organized by City Councilmember Kenyatta Johnson.

5 years ago

Billy Penn reporter Layla A. Jones (moderator) and panelists Valencia 'Coach V' Peterson, Laura Vega, and Mustafa Clement (Danya Henninger / Billy Penn)
Community
Billy Penn

Philadelphia youth anti-violence efforts lack coordination at city level, panelists say

Panelists at a community conversation push for more coordination from the city.

5 years ago

File photo: A group of kids from the Southwest Philadelphia Healthnastics program, ages 3-18, held signs at a protest demanding the Kenney administration do more to address gun violence in the city on Aug. 4, 2021. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Radio Times
Community

Preventing gun violence with focused deterrence

Homicides and fatal shootings in Chester, PA have been cut in half since October 2020. How on earth did they do it?

Air Date: September 24, 2021 10:00 am

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People embrace as police respond to the scene of a shooting at a Kroger's grocery store in Collierville, Tenn., on Thursday, Sept. 23, 2021
NPR
Courts & Law

13 people were shot, 1 killed, at a Tennessee Kroger store. The suspect is dead

The suspected shooter died of what investigators believe was a self-inflicted gunshot wound, the police chief says. No motive has been given.

5 years ago

Gov. Wolf, Lawmakers Discuss Violence Intervention and Prevention Grant Opportunity for PA Communities.
Politics & Policy

Wolf urges community groups to apply for anti-violence grants

The state of Pennsylvania has $30 million to spend on anti-violence programs, and this time around community groups are targeted for the money.

5 years ago

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