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Philadelphia’s gun violence crisis through the eyes of those experiencing it

Questions remain about how to reduce shootings. A first step is understanding what drives them and who is most harmed.

Anna Orso, Chris Palmer, Dylan Purcell, and Dain Saint

Under Fire

An ongoing series about Philadelphia's unchecked gun violence.

Philly blocks besieged by shootings have long endured poverty, blight, and systemic racism

Gun violence has been concentrated in just a handful of neighborhoods and several dozen blocks, leaving behind a breathtaking level of fear and trauma among a fraction of residents.

Chris Palmer, Dylan Purcell, Anna Orso, John Duchneskie, and Jessica Griffin

Pallbearers carry the casket of Sircarr Johnson Jr. down 60th Street in Philadelphia on July 17. They walked the casket carrying Johnson in front of the clothing store he owned.

Pallbearers carry the casket of Sircarr Johnson Jr. down 60th Street in Philadelphia on July 17. They walked the casket carrying Johnson in front of the clothing store he owned.

Philly blocks besieged by shootings have long endured poverty, blight, and systemic racism

Gun violence has been concentrated in just a handful of neighborhoods and several dozen blocks, leaving behind a breathtaking level of fear and trauma among a fraction of residents.

Chris Palmer, Dylan Purcell, Anna Orso, John Duchneskie, and Jessica Griffin

Instagram feuds fueling shootings in West Philly. One claimed the lives of best friends.

Mike Newall, Chris Palmer, and Dylan Purcell

Jarrell Jackson, left, and Shahjahan McCaskill were killed in a case of mistaken identity in West Philadelphia in October 2020. Authorities believe three neighborhood teens fired two dozen shots at the men in a botched attempt to retaliate against members of a rival group.

Philly gun arrests are on a record pace, but convictions drop under DA Krasner

Chris Palmer, Dylan Purcell, Mike Newall, and Mensah M. Dean

Philadelphia Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw speaks during a news conference about the department's use of force against George Floyd protesters at the Roundhouse in Center City Philadelphia on Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021.

For some Black men and teens in Philly, relying on guns has become commonplace

Greg Thompson (left) and Marvel Thornton-Cruz, in May at a Southwest green lot that has been transformed into a memorial park for area residents who have died. Thompson, 60, employs Cruz, 28, in a city-funded landscaping program.

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

Chris Palmer, Dylan Purcell, and Anna Orso

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.

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Philadelphia School District officials testified before City Council Wednesday on the system's $3.9 billion 2022-23 budget.

Philly school board asks City Council for help mitigating gun-violence trauma during a sometimes-testy hearing

Keeping school buildings open at night and on weekends was one strategy suggested as a way to battle gun violence.

Kristen A. Graham

Ed Ponzio, manager at Philadelphia Training Academy in South Philly, completes paperwork for a gun purchase. The Brady gun-control group traced 2,356 Philadelphia 'crime guns' back to the shop. Owner Jimmy Mastroddi said preventing straw purchases is his "top priority."

From 2022: Nine local gun shops supplied 15,000 ‘crime guns’ in Philly, report shows

William Bender, Dylan Purcell, and Ellie Rushing

Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw speaks at a press conference in March. She and other police officials testified before City Council Tuesday.

Philly Police ask for $24M budget increase as they struggle to fill vacancies and control shooting surge

Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, the Democratic Senate front-runner, greets moderator Debbie Mucarsel-Powell as he arrives on stage for a gun-violence prevention forum on Monday at the National Constitution Center.

Pa. Democratic Senate candidates came to Philly to talk about gun violence. Here are 3 takeaways.

Paula Crawford stands in the doorway that leads to the school yard at the U School, a Philadelphia public high school. Gun violence in the neighborhood has colored the school year for students and staff, said Crawford, a school counselor.

Too many lockdowns to count: Gun violence has touched everything at one Philly school

Kristen A. Graham

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