Gun Violence

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.

They said they could not yet say why he opened fire with a rifle late Thursday night at a FedEx processing center near the Indianapolis airport.

Authorities say the shootings were fueled by a feud between two rival gangs.

More than 50 children under the age of 18 have been shot in Philly so far this year. Victims advocates on the impact and resources for young people and families.

Murphy said the combination of proposed legislation and increased funding would help clamp down on illegal guns and bolster community safety measures.

The “Eddie Eagle” program has been found to be ineffective at stopping kids from using firearms.

Free Press, WHYY, and Reclaim Philadelphia convened community leaders on the frontline of the gun violence crisis to explore funding what works and defunding what doesn’t.