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Philadelphia
Philadelphia students translate their experiences with violence into poetry.
Chicago
“It’s really just ... something you shouldn’t have to hear.”
City Limits
Off-campus incidents have escalated the toll at Bethune-Cookman University, which accounts for a third of its host city’s gun violence victims during the period.
The intersection of Rampart and Canal has experienced its share of bloodshed. But other parts of the city have it worse.
Mass shootings pushed the issue to the fore, but these excerpts from our City Limits series tell the stories of the everyday gunfire victims who still go ignored.
While investigators gathered evidence at the Inland Regional Center in the hours after the December 2 attack, longterm residents shared stories of one of the most overlooked strains of gun violence.
The worst is hearing people scream — especially mothers — at the sight of a dead loved one.
When Stevie Moore’s child was murdered in Memphis, he wanted revenge. Instead, he vowed to stop others from acting on that impulse.
Accounts from the front lines of urban gun violence. This week: Portland, Oregon, where a homicide rocked a peaceful neighborhood the night after the Roseburg college shooting.
Accounts from the front lines of urban gun violence. This week: Stories from Houston, Texas, where a rash of brutal shootings and a rising homicide rate have left residents and officials with more questions than answers.
Accounts from the front lines of urban gun violence. This week: A turbulent Miami neighborhood where pushers sell guns and illegal concealed carry licenses at swap meets.
Accounts from the front lines of urban gun violence. This week: Stories from St. Louis, Missouri, where kids plan their funerals and families live in fear.
Accounts from the front lines of urban gun violence. This week: Two prominent Chicago activists on what it's like to lose a loved one to a fatal shooting after fighting so hard to stop them.
Accounts from the front lines of urban gun violence. This week: Stories from a capital city where murders have already matched last year's total, and shootings are spilling outside the hardest-bitten neighborhoods.
Accounts from the front lines of urban gun violence. This week: Roanoke, Virginia, site of last week's on-air murders — and an overlooked spike in fatal shootings.
