Preeti Tuli wept Thursday, baring her pain to strangers, TV cameras and Pittsburgh as a whole, hoping the reality of her grief might help stem the surge of citywide shootings, like the one that took her son in February. “He was a good kid,” she said of her son, Ahmir
Pittsburgh Police hope a new firearms tracking unit and help from the public can reverse an increase in gun violence. According to investigators, a gun was used in 93% of the homicide cases in 2021. The new unit will investigate illegal firearms purchases and track the flow of guns in the city. Police were joined by the families of victims of gun violence at a press conference Thursday to implore the public to help prevent community members from committing acts of violence.
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