Gun Violence

The president used the occasion to call on Congress to strengthen gun laws, including requiring background checks on all gun sales and banning assault weapons.

Philly radio host Purple Queen facilitated the truce with Jamal Johnson, through the mayor stopped short of declaring gun violence a citywide emergency.

Researchers at Temple University found the average number of people shot in Philly each week nearly doubled during the first eight months of the pandemic.

As City Council and Mayor Kenney continue to clash over a resolution to declare gun violence an emergency, Philadelphians on the frontlines call for leadership.

In response to a surge in gun violence, Philadelphia has added four homicide investigators and specially-trained detectives are monitoring social media.

Republican state senators bristle at a resolution calling Delaware’s gun violence a public health crisis. Don’t “pick on” guns, says one GOP lawmaker.

Police Chief Robert Tracy said COVID reduced the ability of officers to interact with the community and to solve the high number of violent crimes in Wilmington last year.

Jamal Johnson wants the mayor to treat the shooting epidemic as urgently as COVID-19.

One month into the new year, Philadelphia is on pace to set new records for shootings and homicides after a violent 2020.

The concrete slabs on both ends of the block where 7-year-old Zamar Jones was fatally shot remind neighbors of the government’s promises — and struggles.