Daily News | A new Philly police unit aims to solve thousands of non-fatal shootings. But who will help survivors? | Helen Ubiñas
With nearly 8 in 10 shootings over the last five years unsolved, a unit dedicated to solving more of these shootings, and potentially deterring more violence, is long overdue.about the lifelong burdens shouldered by survivors and their families, U.S. Sen. Bob Casey and U.S. Rep. Dwight Evans drafted legislation to address the plight of disabled survivors of gun violence and help their growing ranks find desperately needed resources.
Still left to turn to GoFundMe or any number of public fund-raising platforms to plea for help for their most basic needs. described struggling with the lingering trauma of their injuries, it was their fellow survivors in the room who talked them through it — and helped them navigate the scavenger hunt for services — because they had all been there.
Despite being in touch with survivors in his work as an antiviolence activist, he never expected to see Charles Horton on the call.
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