Gun Violence

Kimbrady Carriker sentence

Gunman who killed 5 in 2023 Kingsessing shooting sentenced to 37 1/2 to 75 years in prison

Cleaning program comes to West Philly to tidy up 275 blocks through January

Safe Steps trash collection

Over an hour after Villanova ordered a lockdown, the president says reports of shooting was 'cruel hoax'

Villanova families

Gun suicides in U.S. reached record high in 2023

Gun Suicides 2023

Family of 12-year-old boy fatally shot by Philly police officer reaches $3 million settlement with city

TJ Siderio Settlement

Slain rapper LGP Qua's family, friends urge City Council to better address Philly's gun violence problem

LGP Qua City Council

Shooting outside Center City hookah bar leaves 1 man dead, another injured

hookah bar shooting police

Fifth person charged in 2023 North Philly playground shooting that killed 3

arrest triple shooting

Teenager injured in shooting near Temple University during Eid al-Fitr event

Ramadan shooting Temple

Teenager fatally shot at Southwest Philadelphia playground, police say

Playground shooting Kingsessing

Shootout in Fairhill leaves 1 man dead, 2 others injured

fairhill shooting

Samuel Fels High School student fatally shot in Feltonville

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Man charged with shooting that killed North Philly couple

Double Homicide Arrest

In wake of Christmas Village shooting, Mayor Cherelle Parker says incident 'does not define us'

Parker Christmas Village

New Jersey sues gun manufacturer Glock over switches that convert pistols into fully automatic guns

Police identify suspect wanted for shooting DoorDash driver in East Mount Airy

DoorDash shooting police

Man, 33, fatally shot in Old City late Wednesday night, police say

Old City shooting

Police seek 2 gunmen who shot 4 people in Kensington on Tuesday night

Kensington shooting G Street

Woman, 41, fatally shot while trying to break up fight in Kensington, police say

Kensington fight shooting

Two teenagers shot near Olney High School early Monday morning

Olney shooting teens

Nine men charged in alleged gun trafficking scheme in Pottstown

Gun trafficking arrests

U.S. surgeon general declares gun violence a public health crisis. A specialist on child victims weighs in

Philly police to enter enforcement phase of city's plan targeting drugs, violence in Kensington

Bethel Kensington Police

Bells to ring in Philly on Friday afternoon as a call to address gun violence

Penn Live bells

18-year-old fatally shot inside Roxborough apartment; shooter then jumps from fourth floor balcony

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A rise of gun switches in crimes prompts a push for stricter laws against them

Glock switch

West Philly man charged in 2018 shooting death of 17-year-old girl

Sandrea Williams District Attorney

New initiative will clean 335 blocks each week in Mount Airy and Germantown

Weekly cleaning program Mt. Airy

Philly rapper Phat Geez shot and killed in Brewerytown

Phat Geez shooting

Eagles QB Jalen Hurts pays for funeral of Texas football player killed in shooting

Volunteers from Uvalde, Texas, nonprofit will patrol Burholme after shooting

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Reducing gun violence in Philly requires multiple strategies – but not the National Guard, Gov. Shapiro says

Why even public health experts have limited insight into stopping gun violence in America

Shooting near Muhlenberg College in Allentown injures 4 people

muhlenberg university lockdown

Teenager shot in the head at SEPTA's 15th Street Station, police say

SEPTA subway shooting

Man killed in early morning shooting near Kensington and Allegheny, police say

Kensington shooting

Man dies after being shot in the face in West Philadelphia, police say

31-year-old man killed in Thanksgiving Day shooting in West Oak Lane

2 people killed, 5 others wounded as more than 70 shots fired in North Philadelphia

In 'Bad Things in Philadelphia,' the film shows how programs for youth could ease the city's gun violence crisis

Bad Things Happen in Philadelphia

2 men killed in execution-style shootings in North Philadelphia, police say

Hunting Park Shootings

An old greenhouse in Elkins Park is now a memorial for gun violence victims

House of the Living

Brooklyn subway shooter, who was living in Philly prior to the attack, sentenced to life in prison

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