July 16, 2020 | 7:34 AM
Philly families live with crushing heartbreak as COVID-19, gun violence crises collide
“As long as I’ve been working in the streets, I’ve never seen this level of violence..."
tag | gun violence
July 6, 2020 | 12:23 PM
July 4th weekend in Philadelphia brings fireworks, also gunfire, homicides
Gunfire claimed the lives of a 6-year-old boy and a 15-year-old.
January 13, 2020 | 4:54 AM
Violence claims 6 lives in Philadelphia, including a 15 year-old-boy
January 10, 2020 | 12:15 PM
For its first professional play, Philly Young Playwrights takes on gun violence
December 27, 2019 | 3:45 AM
2019 Smart Talk Top Stories — research on guns and mass shooters
The 2019 top stories on Smart Talk series continues Friday with conversations that came in the aftermath of the deadly mass shooting in El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio last August.
By Scott LaMar December 23, 2019 | 9:22 AM
When gun violence steals the cheer from a family’s holiday
Across Philadelphia, among families who have lost loved ones to gun violence, trauma and grief can be magnified at this time of year.
December 12, 2019 | 9:27 AM
From Philly to Sandy Hook, vigil remembers those slain by gun violence
This year alone, more than 100 children have been shot in Philadelphia.
December 9, 2019 | 10:26 AM
At a Philly holiday party, grief is the tie that binds
The party was designed to help Philadelphia families who have lost loved ones to homicide get through a season that can feel alienating and lonely for people in grief.
December 4, 2019 | 4:00 AM
Feds and PA tackle gun violence
Each day, newspapers and broadcast news outlets lead with stories of gun violence, both here at home and around the country. It happens so frequently that we are often numb to the human cost of the violence: lives lost, the trauma of survivors and the damage to communities.
By Merideth Bucher