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Gun Violence

New York Police officers arrive at Altoona Police Department
Courts & Law

Penn grad charged in UnitedHealthcare CEO killing contests extradition to New York

Authorities said the 26-year-old had on him a three-page, handwritten document that shows “some ill will toward corporate America."

1 year ago

Members of the New York police crime scene unit investigate the scene outside the Hilton Hotel
Courts & Law

UnitedHealthcare CEO was likely killed with a ghost gun that can be made at home

A ghost gun is a firearm without a serial number. Police said Monday that the gun used in last week's shooting of Brian Thompson may have been made with a 3D printer.

1 year ago

Gov. Josh Shapiro, center, speaks during a press conference regarding the arrest of suspect Luigi Mangione, Monday, Dec. 9, 2024, in Hollidaysburg, Pa., in the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
Courts & Law

Penn graduate arrested in killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO charged with murder, court records show

Luigi Nicholas Mangione, 26, was taken into custody Monday after police got a tip that the suspect had been spotted at a McDonald’s in Altoona, Pennsylvania.

1 year ago

Suspect in killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO
Community

Hunt for the gunman who killed UnitedHealthcare’s CEO heads into third day as new clues emerge

Days after UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was killed in a dawn ambush, the gunman was still at large and the reason for the killing remained unknown.

1 year ago

Bullets lie on the sidewalk at the scene outside the Hilton Hotel in midtown Manhattan where Brian Thompson, the CEO of UnitedHealthcare, was fatally shot, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024, in New York.
Health

Words on ammo in CEO shooting echo common phrase on insurer tactics: Delay, deny, defend

Anger and vitriol against health insurers filled social media in the wake of Thompson's killing.

1 year ago

Members of the New York police crime scene unit pick up cups marking the spots where bullets lie as they investigate the scene outside the Hilton Hotel in midtown Manhattan where Brian Thompson, the CEO of UnitedHealthcare, was fatally shot Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024, in New York.
Community

Key things to know about the man accused of killing UnitedHealthcare’s CEO

Luigi Mangione, 26, is being held without bail in Pennsylvania, where he was arrested at a McDonald's on Dec. 9 following the ambush of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.

1 year ago

Police tape up at a crime scene in New York City
Community

Ammunition used in CEO’s killing had ‘Deny,’ ‘defend’ and ‘depose’ written on it, AP source says

Brian Thompson, 50, was gunned down around 6:45 a.m. outside the New York Hilton Midtown by a shooter who fled on a bicycle.

1 year ago

The scene after a police-involved shooting
Community
6abc

Suspect hospitalized after police-involved shooting in Deptford Township

A witness said the suspect jumped out of a hotel window and ran onto Route 42. At some point after, about four gunshots were reportedly heard.

1 year ago

Sunny Jackson holds a gun safe
Community

Here is what to do to keep families safe from accidental shootings

Experts at Penn Medicine say firearm injuries and deaths occur due to improper gun storage in homes with children.

1 year ago

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The exterior of the Pennsylvania Judicial Center, home to the Commonwealth Court in Harrisburg, Pa., is pictured on Nov. 6, 2020
Courts & Law

Philadelphia loses lawsuit that sought greater power for the city to regulate firearms

The justices ruled 6-0 to uphold the dismissal of a lawsuit filed by the city, family members of gun violence victims and the nonprofit group CeaseFirePA.

1 year ago

Stanley Brown
Community

Philly group violence intervention initiative expands to include youth

Philly’s Office of Public Safety expands the Group Violence Intervention Initiative. The program focuses on youth most at risk.

1 year ago

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Rob Huberty speaks behind a podium
Science

Temple deploys AI gun detection system

Temple becomes the first university to deploy ZeroEyes in Pennsylvania, New Jersey or Delaware.

1 year ago

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A person holds a sign that reads Justice for Fanta in front of a sign that reads Sharon Hill Police Department.
Courts & Law

Delco man sentenced in gun battle outside football game that led to girl’s shooting death by police

Prosecutors said the man, who was 15 in 2021, fired at another person, and Sharon Hill officers shot at a car they thought was the gunfire source, killing an 8-year-old.

1 year ago

Kareem Brown
Community

Violence interrupters move to break the cycle of gun violence in Philly

Pushing Progress Philly expands its program to help young men build bright futures and keep them off the streets.

1 year ago

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Frank Vanore looks onward
Community

Teen arrested for a series of deadly summer shootings, Philly city leaders announce

U.S. Marshals arrested a 17-year-old Wednesday linked to two deadly shootings in Philadelphia over the summer.

1 year ago

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