
Gun Violence
Gunman fires into crowd outside Philly bar; 4 critically wounded
Four of the wounded were in critical condition and three were stable, news outlets reported. A person of interest was in custody.
4 years ago
To stop Philly gun violence, officials should put their money where their mouth is, protesters say
“We are robbing our children of a childhood,” said an organizer of Friday’s rally at City Hall.
4 years ago
The history of violence against Asians and Asian Americans
Last week's mass shooting at an Asian massage parlor was another example of the anti-Asian racism which has heightened with the pandemic. But this racism is far from new.
Air Date: March 24, 2021
Listen 49:46Schumer vows vote on background checks after latest shooting
“This Senate will be different,” said Schumer, D-N.Y. “The Senate is going to debate and address the epidemic of gun violence in this country.”
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Suspect charged after 10 people killed in mass shooting at Colorado grocery store
Authorities said Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa was from the Denver suburb of Arvada and that he engaged in a shootout with police inside the Boulder store.
4 years ago
Days after a young man was murdered on prison grounds, Philadelphia’s union for city correctional officers is calling on Prisons Commissioner Blanche Carney to resign.
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This week; how is Philly's Asian community reacting to the shootings in Atlanta? A new app designed to reduce gun violence is coming soon. And, keeping migrating birds safe.
Air Date: March 22, 2021 10:00 am
Listen 49:45Person shot in SEPTA subway station near Philadelphia City Hall
The victim was shot at the Market-Frankford Line's 15th Street Station late Sunday night, SEPTA said.
4 years ago
Pa. among states seeking gun waiting periods after shootings
Lawmakers and advocates say if the suspect in the deadly Atlanta-area shootings had been forced to wait before getting a gun, he might not have acted on his impulse.
4 years ago
What we know about the victims of the Atlanta-area shootings
As the nation mourns and calls for change, details are beginning to emerge about some of the victims of Tuesday's attacks in Georgia.
4 years ago
As gun violence continues to surge, organizers unite for a peace march in Southwest Philly
With no sign of a stop to the shooting, organizers arranged the march Saturday at 52nd & Pentridge streets, where Antonio Walker Jr. was killed.
4 years ago
1 dead, 5 wounded in shooting at 150-person Philadelphia party
"There were at least 150 people in there that fled and believed they had to flee for their lives, so that’s a pretty big deal,” Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw said.
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Black clergy group unveils plan to address gun violence
The clergy group also recommended that Mayor Jim Kenney appoint a czar or deputy mayor delegated to comprehensively addressing violence eradication.
4 years ago
Philadelphia man fatally shot on prison grounds shortly after being released
Twenty-year-old Rodney Hargrove was killed roughly an hour after he left Curran-Fromhold Correctional Facility.
4 years ago
Philly’s homicide crisis through a year of virtual school: A memorial to three student lives lost
In this edition of Schooled, we are telling the stories of three students who were killed in the past year during the nation’s other public health crisis: gun violence.
Air Date: March 18, 2021
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