Initiative in South Philly aims to raise gun violence awareness, help loved ones heal
Many families of the victims who marched in South Philadelphia said they will never stop fighting against gun violence.
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Many families of the victims who marched in South Philadelphia said they will never stop fighting against gun violence.
Philadelphians who lost loved ones to gun violence used music to help families heal and show the fight is far from over.
A woman has died after police say she was shot multiple times outside of a church in North Philadelphia early Friday morning.
During a press conference on Monday, District Attorney Larry Krasner described the weekend's crimes as disturbing, yet noted that crime rates are still falling in Philadelphia.
One man died and three other people were injured, including a child, in a shooting in the Nicetown section of Philadelphia, police said.
A 2-year-old boy is expected to be OK after he was shot in the shoulder inside a North Philadelphia home Monday night, police said. Detectives are investigating the shooting.
Police identified the 40-year-old driver, Eric Franklin, as the offender from the shootout and brought him into custody.
Philadelphia police are searching for a gunman who shot a teenage boy multiple times late Friday night in Strawberry Mansion.
Philadelphia police officers and firefighters joined anti-violence activists for the annual Peace Not Guns Memorial Basketball game Wednesday.
Eight people are said to be in stable condition after a shooting at a South Philadelphia nightclub early Saturday morning.
Philadelphia police shot and killed a man in North Philadelphia's Fairhill neighborhood after responding to a domestic incident that led to a flurry of gunfire Friday evening.
The event helps raise money to support mothers who have lost children to gun violence.
A shooting in Philadelphia's Frankford neighborhood critically injured a 19-year-old man and stray bullets narrowly missed a father and daughter inside their home late Thursday night.
One person died and three others were injured in a shooting in Trenton, New Jersey, Thursday night, the prosecutor's office said.
Police are still searching for a shooter who injured a man outside the Oxford Valley Mall in Langhorne, Pennsylvania.
Philadelphia police said a girl was not a shooter's intended target when she was shot on the 900 block of West Susquehanna Avenue Friday night.
Police said a group of at least three men pulled out guns and shot a man Friday night outside a store at 27th Street and Montgomery Avenue.
While gun violence is down in Philadelphia, advocates say there are still too many children being caught in the crossfire.
While gun violence is down in Philadelphia, advocates say there are still too many children being caught in the crossfire.
An art show in Philadelphia honored people who have died by gun violence.
An art show in Philadelphia featured portraits of people killed by gun violence and offered a moment of peace for some of their grieving loved ones.
Philadelphia is standing against gun violence on Tuesday with two events, one week after the fatal Lemon Hill mass shooting.
Hours ahead of a vigil honoring the victims of the Memorial Day mass shooting in Fairmount Park, city leaders gathered at City Hall to recognize the action they're taking to combat gun violence in Philadelphia. Yet, they acknowledged their work is far from over.
Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker's office will host a vigil in Fairmount Park to help the community heal after the deadly mass shooting on Lemon Hill that injured 9 people and killed two. The vigil is set for 6 p.m. Tuesday, Wakisha Bailey reports.
Derwin Darnell Joseph Matthews Jr. of Philadelphia, who was also known as Derwin West Prodigy, was shot and killed early Monday morning. His friend Jacen Bowman said Matthews loved to cook and take care of the people around him.
