Gun Violence
Person 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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
Listen 34:55Philly could set new record for homicides, officials say during first gun violence briefing
The Kenney administration held its first long-promised public briefing on the city’s gun violence epidemic. Here’s what happened.
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Philly police monitoring social media in effort to prevent retaliatory shootings
Anti-violence activists have mixed feelings about the effort, with some skeptical that police understand communities well enough to know what they’re seeing.
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Listen 5:24Feds: Gun smugglers traveled on Amtrak to Philadelphia, N.J.
Federal authorities arrested one trafficker at 30th Street Station. He was traveling with a duffel bag containing 10 pistols he purchased in his home state of North Carolina.
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Meet the North Philly-raised Marine veteran who forced the city’s hand on gun violence
The activism of hunger striker Jamal Johnson is known nationwide.
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In first-of-its-kind deal, Pa.’s largest gun show promoter will stop sale of ‘ghost gun’ kits
Eagle Arms Productions, the largest firearms show promoter in Pennsylvania, will no longer sell ready-to-assemble gun kits that create untraceable weapons.
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3 dead, including teens, 6 hurt in 3 separate shootings in Philadelphia
No arrests have been made and weapons have not been recovered in either shooting.
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House passes bills to strengthen gun laws, including expanding background checks
The House on Thursday passed two bills aimed at strengthening the nation's gun laws, including stricter background checks.
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