We set out to learn about the life of every child shot and killed in Philadelphia in a single year. The result is a poignant picture of the state of the city’s gun violence & who it almost always impacts: the most vulnerable youth. These are their stories. inquirer.com/crime/inq2/phi…
Every child killed was a person of color, all shot in sections of the city with higher poverty rate. The vast majority had experienced a significant trauma in their life, like homelessness or the death or long-term incarceration of a parent. inquirer.com/crime/inq2/phi…
@EllieRushing I didn’t read the story but: were you all able to locate and speak to relatives of all of the victims?!? if so, HOW TF DOES @DA_LarryKrasner CONTINUE TO FAIL TO LOCATE THE SAME SURVIVORS WHEN ITS TIME TO SPRING THE KILLER?
@EllieRushing Great reporting, but heartbreaking stories
@EllieRushing Several of these children are in our eternal care. Everyone needs to wake up to the simple fact: It's the GUNS. They must be removed, banned, interdicted. Whatever it takes. Enough.