Thirty of those killed were juveniles. Seven were 14 years old or younger.
Thirty of those killed were juveniles. Seven were 14 years old or younger, their hopes and dreams — of becoming scientists and star athletes, of graduating from high school — cut far too short. Like Jeremiah Wilcox, 13;The deaths, the large majority by gun, extended to every corner of the city, from the depths of Southwest Philadelphia, to the edge of the Northeast.
Less than two hours before city leaders convened to discuss the state of the shootings crisis Tuesday afternoon, at least 50 shots were fired outside a North Philadelphia middle school.Inside City Hall, officials said reducing gun violence remains their No. 1 priority. “As long as you keep allowing guns to be in people’s hands,” he said, “they are going to use them in bad circumstances.”
Baptiste then dropped his children off at a friend’s house in Lansdale, police said, before fatally shooting himself in his car. Law enforcement safely retrieved the children, and they are with extended family.
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