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Six people were shot early Sunday morning outside a nightclub in Philadelphia.

Five people were shot Tuesday evening in Philadelphia.

Philadelphia police are investigating a shooting that killed a 17-year-old boy in the city's Southwest section. The shooting happened Friday just before 8 p.m. on the 5800 block of Last Thursday, 16-year-old Kahree Simmons was shot and killed on the basketball court at 55th and Christian streets. Two other teens were wounded in the shooting. The shooter is still at large. Detectives say there's no new update on the case, but for now, grandmothers like Ms. Gee say her little ones won't be playing there. "You've got to be worried," said Gee. This past Friday evening at the Francis Myers Center ...

Philadelphia man trying to save lives through free gun lock initiative WPVI Share: Share: PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- We are Philly Proud of a Germantown man who has dedicated his career and life to fighting gun violence. Scott Charles holds the title of trauma outreach manager at Temple University Hospital, and sadly several family traumas involving gun violence put him on the path to get there. "You only need to see a child who has been a victim of gun violence once to really understand how important this is," he said. Charles said that just last year alone, 299 school-aged children suffered gu...

The shooting happened around midnight Sunday on the 1800 block of East Wesley Avenue, near Kensington Avenue. Police said a 24-year-old man and 26-year-old woman were struck. They were both taken to the hospital. Police said the man is listed as critical. The woman is stable. No arrests have been made.