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WHYY By Longtime friends Mazzie Casher (left) and Steven Pickens created the Philly Truce app, aimed at mediating neighborhood disputes before theuy erupt in violence. (Emma Lee/WHYY) Mazzie Casher and Steven Pickens haven’t personally lost anyone to gun violence. But they grew up together in the 1990s, when Philadelphia routinely recorded more than 400 murders a year, and don’t want to see that history repeat itself. Pickens said they decided to take action in October after learning about ...

WHYY By Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney and Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw confer during a press event at Olney Transportation Center, where a mass shooting occurred on Feb. 17, 2021. (Emma Lee/WHYY) Amid a historic surge in shootings and homicides, Mayor Jim Kenney’s administration is proposing an additional $18.7 million for anti-violence efforts during the next fiscal year. The funding would be used to expand a pair of violence intervention programs, a transitional jobs initiative, as w...

A Philadelphia man exonerated after spending over 15 years in prison for murder is suing the city of Philadelphia and two homicide detectives for wrongful prosecution and incarceration

Donald Outlaw filed a federal lawsuit against the city of Philadelphia and the two detectives who investigated the killing of Jamal Kelly in 2000.

Pa. man who spent years in prison sues over withheld evidence Updated Mar 17, 2021; Posted Mar 17, 2021 In this undated photo provided by Donald Outlaw and his wife Monique Solomon-Outlaw, the couple poses for a photograph. Donald Outlaw, who was exonerated after spending over 15 years in prison for murder, filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday, March 17, 2021, against the city of Philadelphia and two homicide detectives for wrongful prosecution and incarceration. (Donald Outlaw & Monique Solomon...

7-year-old Eve Moore One person died in a shooting at an apartment complex on the southeast side of Indianapolis Saturday night. IMPD officers were called to the 4400 block of Lickridge Court at an apartment complex near South Sherman Drive for reports of a person shot. When officers arrived, they found Karen Leticia Castro Hernandez, 23, who had been shot.  Credit: WTHR/Frank Young A person was shot and killed in the 7200 block of East 82nd Street, near Interstate 69, shortly before 4 a.m. Mo...

The department’s homicide clearance rate dropped significantly last year. Police say shooters wearing face masks is a big reason why.

The shooting happened around 1 p.m. on the 1900 block of 68th Avenue. Police say the teen was shot multiple times in the head and pronounced dead at the scene. According to officials, this marks the 499th homicide victim in the city for 2020. "One victim impacts a minimum of 100 people," said Chantay Love, of E.M.I.R Healing Center. According to the 6abc Data Journalism Team, the murder rate stands at 499 in Philadelphia. A 40% increase from last year alone. "It is a public health epidemic," sa...

On top of Philly news Homicides dropped after Philly gangs signed a 1974 peace pact. What can we learn from the org that brokered the truce? Over five decades, the House of Umoja changed the lives of thousands of young men in Philadelphia. Anthony Bannister-Fattah, grandson of Falaka and David Fattah, has taken the helm at House of Umoja Courtesy Anthony Bannister-Fattah Dec. 14, 2020, 1:35 p.m. �� Love Philly? Sign up for the free Bi...