Frustrated Over Gun Violence, West Philadelphia Neighbors Create Watch Group
Neighbors in West Philadelphia are frustrated over the gun violence plaguing their streets, and they are banding together to try and fix it.
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Neighbors in West Philadelphia are frustrated over the gun violence plaguing their streets, and they are banding together to try and fix it.
A 16-year-old boy now faces seven counts of attempted murder for a March 26 shooting outside of the Golf & Social Club on Delaware Avenue in Fishtown. Police are still looking for a second shooter.
KJ was one of two people killed in a triple shooting last Wednesday on North 56th Street.
The vigil was as much about honoring Fraizer's life as it was a call to put down the guns.
The Department of Justice on Friday announced a task force that will be cracking down on the source of firearms trafficking in five key cities across the country. That does not include Philadelphia.
Homicides are up 35% from this time last year.
Officials with the Boys' Latin Charter School tell Eyewitness News that two of the victims were members of the school's football team.
Mayor Jim Kenney is under more pressure to declare a state of emergency on gun violence in Philadelphia as the city sees historic numbers of shooting victims and homicides.
Philadelphia Police are investigating after a pregnant woman and a man were shot multiple times in West Philadelphia.
The homicide comes after another violent weekend in Philadelphia.
According to city data, 123 gunshot victims this year were under the age of 18.
Police are looking for four suspects in connection with the killing of a 21-year-old woman on East Cambria Street on June 28.
In a Thursday night shooting, a 14-year-old girl was struck by a stray bullet
This may have been an incident that involved jealously, according to police.
It happened on the 1600 block of Conestoga Street around 10:30 a.m. Wednesday.
Gun violence across the city of Philadelphia has not only broken the hearts of families - it's also pushing organizations focused on that violence to the edge.
It happened on the 1600 block of West Nedro Avenue around 2:15 p.m.
It happened around 3 a.m. Monday near Zeralda Street and Wayne Avenue.
Philadelphia's homicide rate is over 280 people so far this year.
Police are searching to identify the suspects wanted in a shooting that left two men dead and two teens injured on the Fourth of July in West Philadelphia.
Eyewitness News is learning more about the two young men gunned down during a July 4th cookout in West Philadelphia.
The deadly scene unfolded at South 60th Street just before 11 p.m. Sunday.
The shooting happened on the 3300 block of H Street just before 7 p.m. Sunday.
Philadelphia police rushed to the 5500 block of Whitby Avenue in Kingsessing around 9:30 p.m. Thursday, where they say a 10-year-old girl was struck in the head and later died.
Police say the child, who is approximately 10 years old, was shot in the head.
