Philadelphia leaders discuss crime after violent weekend in city
Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker and Police Commissioner Kevin Bethel discussed a spike in gun violence in the city over the weekend.
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Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker and Police Commissioner Kevin Bethel discussed a spike in gun violence in the city over the weekend.
Two people were injured in a drive-by shooting Monday night in North Philadelphia. Relatives of one of the victims said they're struggling to process the incident.
A man died and a teen was injured in a shooting in the Logan section of Philadelphia Wednesday evening, police said.
Philadelphia police say over 30 shell casings were found at the scene of a double shooting on Mascher Street near Huntingdon Street, which may be connected to another shooting on Palethorp Street. Jim Donovan has your morning headlines with weather from Meteorologist Kate Bilo.
A man was shot multiple times and killed while at the Russell DeRitis Playground in Southwest Philadelphia on Monday night, police said.
One person died after he was shot at a playground in Southwest Philadelphia Monday night, police say.
Family members, friends and fellow law enforcement officers gathered in Philadelphia Tuesday to remember Sgt. Christopher Fitzgerald, a Temple University police officer who was killed in the line of duty two years ago.
A man was shot and killed in a home in Wildwood, New Jersey, on Wednesday, police and the Cape May County Prosecutor said.
Temple University President John Fry told the community a student was in custody in the shooting death of another student.
Philadelphia police say a homeowner shot and killed someone who was trying to break into his home on Cobbs Creek Parkway.
Police said a 26-year-old man is in critical condition after being shot multiple times in Philadelphia's Fairhill section. A 16-year-old and 18-year-old were also hit.
One person is dead after a shooting outside BKK Lounge on Union Boulevard in Allentown, Pennsylvania, police said.
Police are investigating after a man was shot multiple times inside his home in the Mill Creek section of West Philadelphia. Jim Donovan has your latest morning headlines with weather from Kate Bilo.
Philadelphia police say one man was shot in the hand and another was shot in the chest in a shooting Monday night on the 4100 block of Leidy Avenue in the Parkside section of West Philadelphia.
Police said more than 40 shots were fired during the shooting near the Arrott Transportation Center in Philadelphia.
The community at Samuel Fels High School in Philadelphia is grieving after police say a student-athlete was shot and killed on the way to school. Police are investigating.
Philadelphia police were called to the scene of a shooting on the 5000 block of Rorer Street on Tuesday morning.
Police say a man robbed multiple customers at gunpoint inside a Philadelphia corner store – then one customer returned with a gun.
Two gunmen opened fire on a parked SUV on the 700 block of Union Street in the Mantua section of Philadelphia.
Police said two shooters walked up to the sides of a parked car on a Mantua street and fired multiple shots, killing two people inside. Wakisha Bailey reports.
Pennsylvania state Rep. Melissa Shusterman says her legislation cracking down on ghost guns is "common-sense."
Pennsylvania Rep. Melissa Shusterman wants the state to crack down on ghost guns in 2025.
Three men are expected to be OK after three separate shootings in North Philly, Northeast Philly and West Philly on Christmas Eve.
A 17-year-old has pleaded guilty in connection with the 2022 shooting outside Roxborough High School in Philadelphia, officials said.
A suspect has been arrested in connection with the murder of 15-year-old Devin Weedon, who was shot and killed on the way to school in 2023. His family still has questions.