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Philly’s gun-violence crisis has surpassed a bleak milestone with 10,000 shot since 2015

Even in a city that has long been plagued by violence, the epidemic of gun crime has hit a level unmatched in recent memory — a pace that began last summer and has persisted since.

Sircarr Johnson Sr., right, outside of his son's clothing store, Premiére Bande, on 60th Street near Walnut in West Philadelphia, on July 4, 2021. His son, Sircarr Johnson Jr., 23, was killed in a shooting at a July 4th cookout in front of his store.  Salahaldin Mahmoud, 21, was shot and killed, and a 16-year-old girl was injured.
Sircarr Johnson Sr., right, outside of his son's clothing store, Premiére Bande, on 60th Street near Walnut in West Philadelphia, on July 4, 2021. His son, Sircarr Johnson Jr., 23, was killed in a shooting at a July 4th cookout in front of his store. Salahaldin Mahmoud, 21, was shot and killed, and a 16-year-old girl was injured.Read moreJESSICA GRIFFIN / Staff Photographer