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Philadelphia
A bullet severed Ty Shoemake's spine when he was a young drug dealer. Now he is finding fame as Upper Body Boy, a motivational guru who shatters perceptions one stunt at a time.
Community Violence
Citywide homicide rates obscure the vastly unequal safety risks that separate neighborhoods.
Guns are everywhere in my neighborhood. I want my community to know what bullets can do — and how they can exercise their rights.
In West Philadelphia, a teacher willing to broach a heavy subject is helping his students make sense of the shootings that shape their world.
Law
Harrisburg is one of a handful of cities that held fast against a flurry of lawsuits seeking to undo its gun ordinances. It just scored a major victory.
Q & A
Jooyoung Lee documents the very painful ways that shooting injuries transform vibrant young men.