Mayor Jim Kenney and District Attorney Larry Krasner joined forces Wednesday to address a mass shooting that occurred at Shepard Recreation Center Tuesday night, injuring five people. In a change of policy, the city is offering a $10,000 reward for information.
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Philadelphia city council members recently tightened the curfew for 16- and 17-year-olds. They now have to be inside by 10 p.m. during the summer. One of the goals is to keep kids safe from gun violence. But there’s mixed research on whether curfews actually reduce shootings, as WHYY’s Sammy Caiola reports.
There were more than 560 homicides in Philadelphia last year. Now, some elected officials are calling for the return of a controversial policing tactic: stop-and-frisk.