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Gun Violence

In this Feb. 15, 2018 file photo, people comfort each other as they sit and mourn at one of seventeen crosses, after a candlelight vigil for the victims of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, in Parkland, Fla.  (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)
Politics & Policy

On Parkland anniversary, Biden calls for tougher gun laws

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.

4 years ago

Jamal Johnson continues to protest for more resources to combat gun violence in Philadelphia at City Hall despite snow and more forecast for later today. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Community
Billy Penn

26-day hunger strike ends after activist extracts Kenney promise to act on gun violence

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

4 years ago

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. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Community

‘This is unprecedented’: Study finds link between COVID lockdowns and shootings in Philly

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.

4 years ago

Mayor Jim Kenney addresses the media
PlanPhilly
Community

‘How many lives?’: Survivors want to know why Philly won’t declare gun violence emergency

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.

4 years ago

Homicide Capt. Jason Smith, standing next to Commissioner Outlaw, addresses the media at a press conference
Courts & Law

‘Absolutely grueling’: 7 people fatally shot in Philly in less than 24 hours

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

4 years ago

The number of Wilmington shootings rose in 2019 from a year earlier but were far below the record bloodshed of 2017. (WHYY file)
Politics & Policy

Is gun violence a health crisis in Delaware? Republicans say ‘no’

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.

4 years ago

Police officers patrol Market Street in Wilmington
Courts & Law

Wilmington shootings up 50% in 2020, case clearance drops amid pandemic

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.

4 years ago

Jamal Johnson protests in the snow at City Hall
Community
Billy Penn

Snow, sleet, and no food for 15 days: Germantown man won’t give up till Kenney moves on gun violence resolution

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

4 years ago

A Philadelphia Police Department cruiser is seen traveling down a Philly street.
Courts & Law

Experts: Pandemic continues to fuel surge in shootings and homicides in Philly

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

4 years ago

Derrick Smith, wearing a face mask, stands on Simpson Street in front of a traffic barrier
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

How a West Philly block struck by tragedy became unknowing participants of a traffic study

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.

4 years ago

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