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Philadelphia Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw speaks at Olney Transportation Center, where a mass shooting occurred on Feb. 17, 2021. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Philadelphia officials and state lawmakers who represent the city joined local activists outside the Olney Transportation Center Friday to give an update on the Feb. 17 mass shooting there and demand tighter gun laws.
“The mass shooting at this very location in broad daylight is yet another tragic example of the vicious and unacceptable gun violence epidemic that is devastating our communities,” Mayor Jim Kenney said.
Shortly before 3 p.m. Feb. 17, eight people ages 17 to 70 were shot at the major SEPTA transit hub in North Philadelphia.
WATCH LIVE: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Officials Calling For Action On Gun Safety At Broad And Olney
CBS Philadelphia 2/26/2021 Syndicated Local – CBS Philly
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney, Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw, District Attorney Larry Krasner, and Senator Sharif Street will join with city and state officials and anti-violence advocates to discuss last week’s shooting at Broad and Olney. They are calling for legislative and executive action to stop gun violence in Pennsylvania.
They are asking for bills that would require reporting of lost or stolen firearms, restriction of the sale of military-grade weapons to keep guns away from abusers and stalkers.