Gun Violence

The Group Violence Intervention Program was launched in August to help reduce gun violence in Philly, which is experiencing a record surge.

Philadelphia police officials acknowledged that a lack of trust in law enforcement among the communities they serve is partly to blame for the cycle of violence.

The shooting was one of several that occurred in Philadelphia on Mother's Day.

The Department of Justice has loaned the NIBIN Mobile Unit to Philadelphia for at least three months.

During the first of several budget hearings, members of City Council called on the administration to devote more money to combating gun violence.

The Philly Truce app launches on Sat. It relies on professional and trained volunteer conflict mediators to connect with residents who’ve reached out for help.

Police say Ameer Hurst, 16, shot and killed Rodney Hargrove, 20, last month less than an hour after Hargrove was released from Curran-Fromhold Correctional Facility.

Gun violence continue to rise, but the city’s biweekly briefings may have already be having a positive effect.

The shooting happened in the front parking lot around 10:15 a.m. Tuesday.

Data from the FBI's firearms background check database shows six days in March of this year made up the top 10 highest days of firearms background checks since 1998.

The group will focus on coming up with potential solutions for the state’s gun violence epidemic, which continues to hit Philadelphia the hardest.

The mothers gathered to honor George Floyd. They want people who marched for him to get involved in fighting violence here.

Authorities said the gunman killed a truck driver who was pumping gas.

Experts agree creating a separate court for gun crimes can be effective at speeding up the adjudication process, but there’s no evidence it will prevent shootings.

Indianapolis' tight-knit Sikh community mourned Saturday as members learned that four Sikhs were among the eight people killed in the mass shooting at a FedEx warehouse.