Philadelphia records 500 homicides for second year in a row, a tragic milestone as the gun violence crisis continues
Within this tragic total are mothers and sons; fathers and daughters; entrepreneurs and students.
Meredith Elizalde says her son's name, Nicolas Elizalde, and lights a candle for him at a vigil to honor those lost to gun violence. Nicolas, 14, was shot and killed leaving a football scrimmage at Roxborough High School in September.Read moreJessica Griffin / Staff Photographer
