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Prosecutors have dropped charges against a Philadelphia man who they say left his gun unlocked and unattended. A child found ...
Jihad Gray, 35, is the third person arrested in connection to the mass shooting on July 5 that left three dead and nine hurt ...
Three people were killed in three different Philadelphia shootings overnight. The shootings all happened in about 2 hours ...
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Philadelphia City Controller Rebecca Rhynhart and Councilmember Jamie Gauthier, whose district is one of the most vulnerable to the gun violence crisis, are calling out ...
A school resource officer confiscated a gun at Thomas Edison High School in Philadelphia on Monday, Aug. 25, 2025, officials said.
"That's remarkable for West Philadelphia. It's a hotbed." 6abc and WHYY team up for a town hall on the gun violence crisis in Philadelphia, which has claimed more than 345 lives this year.
The Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD) announced that new reports are showing drops in both gun violence and deaths by firearms in the Commonwealth. Since 2023, the PCCD has ...
The decrease comes despite several high-profile shootings this summer that left children and teens maimed by bullets. Still, it's progress.
Amid Philadelphia's gun violence, students, and community groups stood in silence Friday at City Hall -- hoping their signs and pictures of young victims spoke volumes.
A former blighted drug hotspot in West Philadelphia was the venue for a news conference celebrating its transformation on ...
Two city programs are already reducing youth crime. A Temple criminal justice professor says it’s time to scale them.
In prison, Stevie Wilson leads talks with inmates on why they carry guns — and how to find real solutions to Philadelphia’s gun violence.