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A 29-year-old man was killed and another critically injured after a shooting in Philadelphia’s Fairhill neighborhood, where police recovered dozens of shell casings.

A 20-year-old woman, identified as Imani Ringgold, was shot and killed in a West Philadelphia shooting Tuesday evening that also left two others injured.

A 13-year-old boy, Amir Akers, was killed and another teen was injured in a West Oak Lane shooting Tuesday night, police said. No arrests have been made.

A 26-year-old man was shot and killed after an argument inside a University City convenience store on Market Street, Philadelphia police say.

A police officer fatally shot a 75-year-old man during an armed confrontation Tuesday morning in West Philadelphia, law enforcement officials said.

Roughly 500 Philadelphians who have been convicted of second-degree murder, along with hundreds of families affected by the homicide of a loved one, are waiting for the next move.

An apparent accidental, self-inflicted shooting on Wednesday night in South Philadelphia left a 3-year-old boy in critical condition, authorities said.

Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday said his office, in collaboration with other law enforcement agencies, has “eradicated” a group that prepared and sold drugs out of a North Philadelphia corner store.

Two men were killed and three others were hospitalized after a masked gunman opened fire on a group of people Monday night in West Philadelphia, authorities said.

Two men were injured when gunfire erupted inside a hookah lounge early Monday morning in North Philadelphia, near Temple University’s main campus, police said.

A man is dead and a woman was hospitalized after shots were fired in broad daylight Sunday in South Philadelphia, police said.

New charges have been filed against 21 individuals who are accused of participating in a gang war that sparked gun violence from South to Northwest Philadelphia.

Authorities said a baby was found uninjured after being left in a running car that was stolen Saturday morning in West Philadelphia.

A West Philadelphia notary is accused of laundering dozens of stolen luxury cars, worth a combined total of more than $3.8 million, state authorities said this week.

Philadelphia is suing Glock Inc., the popular Austrian firearms manufacturer, for contributing to the city’s gun violence crisis by marketing handguns that could easily be converted into fully automatic weapons.

Authorities said a baby was killed and a mother was seriously injured after an ambulance – allegedly driven by a man under the influence of alcohol or drugs – crashed Sunday morning in Northeast Philadelphia.

Two young men died when their car crashed while being pursued by police Monday night in East Germantown, law enforcement officials said.

As Philadelphians took to the streets to take in the warm weather on Monday, gunfire left two people dead and a teenager hospitalized.

A driver fatally shot a Pennsylvania state trooper before killing himself during a traffic stop Sunday night in Chester County, authorities said.

A 14-year-old boy was fighting for his life after being shot Sunday night in Mayfair, authorities said. Members of the crime scene unit recovered five 9mm spent shell casings and a gun at the scene, police said.

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