15-Year-Old Boy Shot Twice In Frankford, Philadelphia Police Say
It happened on the 4700 block of James Street just after 2:30 p.m.
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It happened on the 4700 block of James Street just after 2:30 p.m.
There have been at least 267 murders in just the first six months of 2021 in the city, up more than 70 from this time last year.
Gun violence is battering the streets of Philadelphia at an alarming rate.
Johnson believes "gang violence culture" is leading to this wave of violence.
The city has so far seen more than 1,000 shooting victims this year -- and at least two people were killed, including a 17-year-old boy in Southwest Philadelphia, on Tuesday.
Those suspects are seen stepping out of a white SUV and opening fire, ultimately taking the lives of two men and striking a 3-year-old child in the leg.
City Council is throwing more money at Philadelphia's gun violence problem.
Two 23-year-old men killed in a West Philadelphia triple shooting -- that also injured a toddler -- over the weekend have been identified.
Two men are in critical condition and a teenager was injured following a triple shooting in North Philadelphia.
Police found the 15-year-old victim on the 400 block of Redfield Street in Haddington, just before midnight.
It all unfolded just before 1 a.m. at Frankford Avenue and Pratt Street.
Police say 34-year-old Stephanie Coccaro, of Vineland, and 38-year-old William Dean, of Richland, were found inside a vehicle on West Huntingdon Street Tuesday afternoon.
At least 245 people have died so far this year from gun violence in Philadelphia.
A 22-year-old man running away from at least two gunmen was shot multiple times outside of a convenience store at 7th Street and Fairmount Avenue.
It happened on the 1800 block of West Butler Street around 5:30 p.m.
The family's world is turned upside down as this young man won't be coming home tonight.
A bystander was wounded by gunfire and hit in the ankle.
Philadelphia police are investigating a double homicide in the city's Spring Garden neighborhood Monday afternoon.
The shooting happened at the corner of North 25th and Cambria Streets around 1 p.m.
Police say the shooting happened on the 4500 block of N. 19th Street just before 12 p.m. Tuesday.
They released balloons near the basketball court he was shot and killed at in Southwest Philadelphia.
Updated photos of the suspect they believed gunned down the manager of the Metro PCS store on Kirkwood Highway in Elsmere were released Sunday afternoon.
Quamir, a senior at West Philadelphia High, traveled to a court in Southwest Philadelphia for a pickup game of basketball, but never made it home.
Lawmakers say they are hoping to pull funds from President Joe Biden's American Rescue Plan.
It happened on the 5500 block of Kingsessing Avenue around 4:15 p.m.
