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A 19-year-old man was killed in a shootout that reportedly occurred outside a house party late Sunday night in North Philadelphia.

One man was killed and two others were critically wounded in separate shootings Wednesday morning in Kensington and North Philadelphia, police said.

A man returned fire after a trio of gunmen ambushed him early Tuesday morning in West Philadelphia, investigators said.

Prosecutors say a group of men scammed at least 150 Philadelphia seniors through an elaborate scheme involving impersonation, utility companies, banks and mail theft.

Alleged intruders were shot in a pair of separate incidents that happened within the span of an hour early Sunday morning in Northeast and West Philadelphia.

A 14-year-old boy was seriously injured in a shooting Sunday night in the Carroll Park area of West Philadelphia, police said.

Four people were wounded in a shooting Tuesday evening in Philadelphia’s Parkside neighborhood, according to police.

Authorities recovered dozens of firearms, ghost gun parts and an estimated $1.5 million worth of narcotics during raids at two Northeast Philadelphia homes.

Philadelphia officials say gun shops accused of enabling straw purchases are closed or under new ownership following lawsuits tied to gun violence.

An 18-year-old Georgia man is accused of stealing a utility truck, causing a multi-vehicle crash and plowing into a Southwest Philadelphia schoolyard.

A Philadelphia Highway Patrol officer was shot in the leg when a gun discharged during a frisk Monday night. Rashid Walker, 26, faces firearms charges, the PPD said.

Philadelphia police are searching for two suspects and a mismatched 2006 Toyota Highlander in a fatal Kingsessing road rage shooting that killed a 20-year-old Haddonfield man and wounded another on Chester Avenue.

A West Philadelphia driver is facing aggravated assault charges after hitting a police cruiser, striking a Chevrolet Impala, and crashing a Tesla Model X through the front of a residential building on Spruce Street.

A Manayunk man faces 19 weapons charges after accidentally firing a bullet into a neighbor's bedroom led police to discover an illegal gun workshop.

After a Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruling, advocates are urging lawmakers to reform second-degree murder sentencing laws affecting more than 1,000 inmates statewide.

A group of men broke into a Chinatown building early Saturday morning and raped multiple people during a robbery, police said.

Two men were killed and others injured in separate shootings across Philadelphia, including two fatal incidents in Juniata.

Temple University police released images of suspects after a student was attacked inside a dorm early Sunday.

Two people were killed and three others wounded in separate shootings across Philadelphia, police said. Investigations remain ongoing.

Police released surveillance video of a fatal shooting in University City as they search for a suspect in the killing of Savion J. Pollard.

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