BREAKING A 17-year-old boy was shot and killed near Bartram High School in Philadelphia Wednesday afternoon. BSheehanTV is headed to the scene to gather the latest information:
, according to Philadelphia Police Department statistics. Those killings were the most since the city began keeping track in 1960, and they eclipsed the previous record of 500 slayings in 1990.
The city appropriated $155 million to public safety in its last budget, including $16 million for neighborhood-based groups fighting violence., something pushed by both activists and fellow lawmakers as a way to clear red tape and expedite resources to combat the problem. There are additional resources for people or communities that have endured gun violence in Philadelphia.
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