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My strength is in his story: Mother of 15-year-old boy shot, killed in Kingsessing speaks out Mother of 15-year-old boy shot, killed in Kingsessing speaks out A family is mourning the loss of a 15-year-old boy shot and killed in Kingsessing. Police say they have no reason to believe the teen or the kid he was with were the intended targets. PHILADELPHIA - A Philadelphia family is mourning the loss of a 15-year-old boy shot and killed in Kingsessing. Police say they have no reason to beli...

Philadelphia Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw on Wednesday said she was “saddened and outraged” after the high levels of gun violence being committed by and against the city’s youth in recent weeks.

A Philadelphia project is memorializing young men and women who have had their lives cut short by the scourge of gun violence against the city's youth. "Souls Shot Portrait Project" attempts to create a more personal connection to the young victims.

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Philadelphia police are investigating two separate shootings, one deadly, involving teenagers. Police were called just before 7 p.m. Tuesday to the 5200 block of Pentridge Street in the citys Kingsessing section. Arriving officers found a 15-year-old boy suffering from multiple gunshot wounds to his chest and arm. He was rushed to the hospital where he later died. The boy has been identified as Antonio Walker Jr. "Were getting information that this 15-year-old was walking...

Philadelphia police have identified a 15-year-old boy who was shot and killed Tuesday night in Kingsessing. 

Antonio Walker Jr. was shot shortly before 7 p.m. on the 5200 block of Pentridge Street. In a news conference on Wednesday afternoon, Capt. Jason Smith said Walker was playing basketball with his 14-year-old cousin when they heard gunshots. As the teens tried to take cover, Smith said they saw a car coming at them with an arm extended out the rear drivers side window. “His future was so bright.” Antonio Walker Jr’s parents say they don’t want him remembered as just another homicide vict...

Philadelphia police say the homicide rate among women and teens has gone up. Commissioner Danielle Outlaw on Wednesday said she is "outraged and saddened" about the recent spate of gun violence and insured residents that her department is working to end the bloodshed. 

As of Tuesday, a total of 34 children age 17 and under have been shot in 2021, according to police. Eight of them died.

The police commissioner of Philadelphia is decrying recent violence affecting — and even involving — juveniles in the city

FAO pushing healthy and efficient food production Article by February 21, 2021 The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, recenty launched the International Year of Fruits and Vegetables 2021 (IYFV) with an appeal to improve healthy and sustainable food production through innovation and technology and to reduce food loss and waste. Proclaimed at the  74th session the UN General Assembly, IYFV 2021 is dedicated to...