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Philly’s violent year: Nearly 500 people were killed and more than 2,200 shot in 2020

The only time more people were killed in the city was in 1990. City officials blame factors unique to 2020 — including the pandemic and the economic havoc it wreaked.

Philadelphia Police investigate a scene where a woman was shot in the arm along the 4100 block of Mantua Avenue in West Philadelphia on Saturday.
Philadelphia Police investigate a scene where a woman was shot in the arm along the 4100 block of Mantua Avenue in West Philadelphia on Saturday.Read moreYONG KIM / Staff Photographer
    by Chris Palmer
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