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September 17, 2020 | 4:55 PM

‘It leaves you speechless’: Incident at basketball court is Philly’s 21st mass shooting in 2020

Wednesday night’s shooting also brings the total number of people shot so far this year in Philadelphia past 1,472 — the total reported during all of 2019.

By Aaron Moselle/WHYY

Michael Probst

February 20, 2020 | 9:02 AM

Shootings in Germany kill 10; police suspect far-right extremism

At least 10 people were shot and killed in western Germany late Wednesday at several locations, including two different hookah lounges frequented by ethnic Kurdish customers.

By Rob Schmitz and Scott Neuman/NPR

Shahla Farzan

February 10, 2020 | 4:34 AM

Houses of worship struggle to balance security and belief in wake of violence

"A gun is only as good or as evil as the person who uses it."

By Shahla Farzan/St. Louis Public Radio

February 9, 2020 | 8:29 AM

Thailand shooting: Soldier suspected in rampage that killed at least 27

By NPR

/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez

December 13, 2019 | 3:19 AM

‘Acts of Hate’: Officials say Jersey City shooters held animus toward Jews and cops

"I can confirm that we're investigating this matter as potential acts of terrorism, fueled both by anti-Semitism and anti-law enforcement beliefs."

By Colin Dwyer/NPR

November 18, 2019 | 5:37 AM

4 dead, 6 wounded in California football party shooting

“Everyone was watching football when unknown suspects approached the residence, snuck into the backyard and opened fire.”

By The Associated Press

Jared Murphy

October 28, 2019 | 9:17 AM

One year later, Pittsburgh remembers the 11 worshipers killed in synagogue attack

People in attendance Sunday evening were quiet and still during most of the service, though attendees rose to their feet in a standing ovation when Rabbi Jonathan Perlman called state and federal lawmakers to pass gun laws.

By Sarah Boden/WESA and Lucy Perkins/WESA

Gene J. Puskar

October 28, 2019 | 5:13 AM

One-year commemoration of the Tree of Life synagogue shooting in Pittsburgh marked

"Today we remember those we lost and come together as a commonwealth to stand united as neighbors."

By The Associated Press

Anne Danahy

October 26, 2019 | 8:53 AM

Take Note: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette editor and reporter on covering Tree of Life massacre

By Anne Danahy/WPSU

Kathleen Davis

October 25, 2019 | 12:00 PM

In seeking death penalty, government sets aside religious beliefs of some Tree of Life Synagogue shooting victims

“I think it comes from a basic value in a human life and the possibility that you can ask for forgiveness.”

By An-Li Herring/WESA

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