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Crime

Gunman arrested after a shooting at a popular water park in Camden County

Clementon Splash World water park

Lawsuit

Lawsuit blames Pat’s Steaks for customer's 2021 shooting death

Pat's King of Steaks

Films

Documentary about Philly's gun violence crisis to premiere Friday

Philadelphia Gun Violence Documentary

Housing

Woman shot in the head during eviction sues Philly's landlord-tenant officer, others

Girard Court Apartments in Philadelphia

Courts

City of Philadelphia sues three gun shops for illegally selling firearms

Gun Shop Lawsuit

Gun Violence

Sixers to discuss gun violence prevention with local youth and organizations

Sixers Gun violence panel

Adult Health

Hip-hop and health – why so many rap artists die young

Arts & Culture

Exhibit at Stockton University art gallery honors victims of gun violence with memorial portraits

Souls Shot Project

Government

Montco sheriff will inspect all county gun stores, adopting a successful policy from other states

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Crime

Philadelphia police to deploy more officers near recreation centers this summer to combat crime

Philly Police Rec Centers

Children's Health

Philly children became far more likely to be harmed by gun violence during the pandemic, study suggests

Philly Gun Violence

Government

Trauma counseling will be offered at Philly rec centers in areas prone to gun violence

Rec center trauma theray

Adult Health

Most Americans say they or a family member has experienced gun violence

Gun violence America

Government

Philly to install more than 100 security cameras to create 'safety net' around city rec centers

Security Cameras Philadelphia

Crime

50-year-old man fatally shot in West Philly Saturday afternoon

50 year old killed

Crime

Ballistics database to help police in Philly suburbs solve shootings, track illegal guns

Investigations

Five-year-old boy shot himself in leg in Strawberry Mansion home, police say

Boy 5 shooting

Investigations

Four suspects wanted in connection with fatal shooting of Simon Gratz student, police say

Police Shooting Simon Gratz

Children's Health

Pandemic stress, gangs, and utter fear fueled a rise in teen shootings

Teen shootings pandemic

Investigations

Police seek 3 men who shot 7 people, including a toddler, near Strawberry Mansion school

Strawberry Mansion Shooting

Government

Proposed public safety director would oversee Philly's gun violence response

Public Safety Director

Eagles

Philly actress recites an original poem in Eagles' National Gun Violence Survivors Week video

Eagles

Eagles donate more than $400,000 to nonprofits fighting gun violence

Education

Overbrook High School receives $500K for security improvements following last month's shooting

Overbrook High Safety Funding

Government

N.J. enacts new concealed-carry law, implementing some of the strictest gun rules in U.S.

New Jersey Gun insurance

Investigations

Alleged gunmen who killed 2 people at Fourth of July cookout last year arrested in sweeping gang investigation

Gang related arrests

Investigations

Four Overbrook High students hospitalized after being shot one block from school

Overbrook students shot

Investigations

SEPTA rider struck by stray bullet while riding bus in Frankford, police say

SEPTA bus shooting

Investigations

Warrant issued for 16-year-old in connection with Roxborough High School shooting

Roxborough Elizalde memorial

Investigations

Police release photos of three more suspects in Roxborough High School shootings

Roxborough Shooting Suspects

Crime

Recreation center employee killed after being struck by stray bullet in West Philadelphia

Tiffany Fletcher Shooting Rec Center

Investigations

Three people shot near Kensington elementary school playground overnight, police say

Kensington Elementary Shooting

Investigations

18-year-old man shot while driving stolen vehicle in North Philadelphia, police say

Stolen SUV Shooting

Investigations

7-year-old boy injured by shots fired into Philadelphia home, police say

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Investigations

Police investigate three separate Chinatown shootings in early hours of Saturday morning

Police Lights Musikfest shutdown

Investigations

Three men charged with shootings at West Philly rec center earlier this week that injured five people

Shepard Rec Center Shooting

Investigations

Four teens injured in North Philadelphia birthday party shooting, police say

Birthday Party Shooting

Investigations

Nearly 100 shots fired in quintuple shooting outside West Philly recreation center, police say

Shepard Rec Center Shooting

Investigations

Shootings leave two dead and 11 injured in Philadelphia on Friday, police say

Police Lights

Investigations

Woman shot during wedding reception fight in Feltonville

Wedding Shooting Feltonville

Prevention

Reducing violent crime in cities also results in fewer heart disease deaths, Penn research suggests

Crime

Ghost guns proliferate in Philly, but new federal rule could reduce their use in crimes, prosecutors say

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