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Philadelphia homicides drop sharply in October

With only 16 new victims reported over the 28-day period ending on November 2nd, the homicide rate in Philadelphia plummeted by more than 40 percent from the previous 28 days, according to the latest update from the Philadelphia Police Department.

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Last year, October homicides increased slightly when compared to the previous month, and the same was…

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Man wounded in East Germantown

Medics rushed a 21-year-old man to Einstein Medical Center, where he was listed in stable condition with a leg wound after he was shot shortly before midnight Thursday on East Pastorious Street near Baynton Street in the East Germantown section of Philadelphia.

As with many of this week’s shootings in Philadelphia, we have found no other media reports. Another man as shot Thursday eveningin the…

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New shooting victim reported in Juniata Park

Medics rushed a critically wounded 21-year-old man to Temple University Hospital after he was shot in the neck, shortly before 6 p.m. Thursday on Neilson Street near East Bristol Street and Castor Avenue in the Juanita Park section of Philadelphia. One man was killed in a shooting reported Tuesday in Juniata Park.

Due to a lack of funding, the Gun Crisis Reporting will cease daily gun violence…

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Man wounded in Overbrook

A wounded 25-year-old man was listed in stable condition Wednesday night after he arrived at Lankenau Hospital, just outside Philadelphia in Wynnewood, Pa. He was shot on Lansdowne Avenue near 62nd Street in the Overbrook section of Philadelphia, shortly before 10 p.m.

Seven shootings were reported in Philadelphia between Tuesday afternoon and early Wednesday morning, as we previously reported. W…

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Listing those lost

File photo: Plastic crosses supported 331 T-shirts, naming every 2012 homicide victim in Philadelphia, when the Memorial of the Lost was first installed in Chestnut Hill in 2012. Photograph for the Gun Crisis Reporting Project courtesy of Frances Schwabenland.

Since beginning last spring, Edward Rhoads of Philadelphia has been compiling a list of those killed with guns in our city, based on…

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Teen among four overnight shooting victims

Mapped: Seven shootings were reported in Philadelphia between Tuesday afternoon and early Wednesday morning.

A 17-year-old was listed in stable condition at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia after he was shot in the knee around 2:45 a.m. Wednesday on South 66th Street near Grays Avenue in the Elmwood section of Southwest Philadelphia.

An average of eight children and teens under the age of 20…

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Tuesday afternoon shootings leave one man dead, two wounded across Philadelphia

Medics pronounced a shooting victim dead on location shortly after 3 p.m. Tuesday afternoon on I Street near East Luzerne Street in the Juanita Park section of Philadelphia.

Police look for gunman, possibly armed with an AK-47, after deadly shooting, crash: http://t.co/muMSMM52Mr pic.twitter.com/v3vS1ooasf

— NBC10 Philadelphia (@NBCPhiladelphia) November 4, 2014

Police told NBC10they were…

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Gun Crisis Reporting Project curtailing operations; will halt daily reporting

The sun sets over West Somerset Street in Kensington, during a six-hour gun violence outbreak last year which left two people dead and six more wounded. Photographs for the Gun Crisis Reporting Project by Joseph Kaczmarek.

After publishing every dayfor more than two and a half years — illuminating the epidemic of gun violence in Philadelphia and seeking solutions — the Gun Crisis Reporting…

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Shooting reported in Feltonville

A 35-year-old man was reported in serious but stable condition after he was shot in both thighs, shortly before 3 p.m. Monday in the area of D and Rockland Streets in the Feltonville section of Philadelphia.

Another 35-year-old man was shot late Monday morning in Fairhill, as we previously reported.

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Man shot in the neck Monday in Fairhill

A 35-year-old man was listed in stable condition at Temple University Hospital’s Episcopal Campus after he was shot in the neck around 11:30 a.m. Monday on North 2nd Street near West Cumberland Street in the Fairhill section of North Philadelphia.

No shooting victims had been reported in the city since early Sunday morning.

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Student tweeting monthly Philadelphia homicide analysis

Tracking Philadelphia gun violence every day has been an exhausting experience — emotionally as well as practically — for the team at the Gun Crisis Reporting Project. So, we find great inspiration when we meet others who are doing the same.

Last month, we discovered Brady Watkins, a 22-year-old Criminal Justice and Political Science Major who will be graduating from Mansfield University in…

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Young man critically wounded in overnight shooting

An 18-year-old man was listed in critical condition at Temple University Hospital after he was shot around 2:30 a.m. Sunday on West Tioga Street near Rising Sun Avenue in the Franklinville section of North Philadelphia.

Police said he was shot in the head, according to CBS3. Officials told 6ABC that the young man was sitting in a car when he was struck. NBC10spotted the shattered windows on the…

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Three men wounded, one critically, as new month begins

A 28-year-old man was listed in stable condition at Temple University Hospital after he was shot in the thigh around 8:15 p.m. Friday on North 21st Street near West Venango Street in the Tioga section of Philadelphia.

October’s final shooting victim was a 22-year-old man who was in critical condition at Einstein Medical Center with an abdominal wound after he was shot around 11 p.m. Friday on Moh…

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Two men wounded, one critically, in latest Philadelphia shootings

Police rushed a 20-year-old man to Hahnemann University Hospital, where he was listed in critical condition after he was shot in the back around 12:45 a.m. Friday on West Wilt Street, near 32nd Street and West Montgomery Avenue in the Strawberry Mansion section of Philadelphia.

A 23-year-old man was stable an Einstein Medical Center after he was shot in the thigh shortly before 11 p.m. Thursday on

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Torrent of gunfire kills man in North Philadelphia

A grieving man collapses as police investigate and loved ones gather at the scene. Photographs for the Gun Crisis Reporting Project by Joseph Kaczmarek.

A 28-year-old man was shot seven times around 4:30 p.m. Thursday afternoon, in front of a home on North 11th Street near Jessup Place, between Poplar and Parrish Streets in North Philadelphia.

The victim was transported to Hahnemann Hospital…

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Gunfire wounds men in Franklinville and Olney

Police rushed a 53-year-old man to Temple University Hospital, where he was listed in stable condition after he was shot twice in one leg around 3 a.m. Thursday in the area of North 10th and West Tioga Streets in the Franklinville section of North Philadelphia.

A 48-year-old man was stable at Einstein Medical Center with a self-inflicted finger wound after an incident which took place inside a…

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Police data: Homicides down, gunpoint robberies up recently in Philadelphia

Philadelphia’s homicide rate dropped by 20 percent during the 28-day period ending October 26th, when compared with the previous four weeks, according to the latest weekly report from the Philadelphia Police Department.

Gunpoint robberies climbed by 15 percent during the same period, but the 2,345 incidents reported to date during 2014 still represent a three percent decline when compared with…

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