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Tag: gun violence

Jaia Harrison (left), a freshman at Northgate Senior High School, talks about her essay calling for attention to youth mental health and her subsequent involvement in the Do the Write Thing program, at the PublicSource office in Uptown Pittsburgh on Aug. 5, 2022, with fellow youth ambassador Deahmi Mobley. (Photo by Quinn Glabicki/PublicSource)
Posted inFROM THE SOURCE PODCAST

Making change: Youth violence and its effects in Pittsburgh

by First-person essay by Jaia Harrison October 12, 2022October 12, 2022
Six year old Halle is seen shown swinging a blue wiffle ball bat as her family waits in the outfield of the South Side's Armstrong Park. In the distance, the homes of 12th Street border the street across from the park. Halle wears a pink sundress, pearls, and a pink scarf in her dark hair.
Posted inCOMMUNITY STORYTELLING

After a sometimes-frightening summer, South Side looks back and forward

Terryaun BellAvatar photo by Terryaun Bell and Stephanie Strasburg September 12, 2022May 31, 2023
Police use flashlights pointed at the sidewalk as they look at bullet casings on the ground while responding to a Shotspotter alert by 13th Street and Roland Way on Saturday, Aug. 13, 2022, in the South Side. In the foreground, two other police officers look towards them. In the background, two other police officers shine look at the scene. Police found a gunshot victim nearby and arrested an armed man that bar security had detained. (Photo by Stephanie Strasburg/PublicSource)
Posted inInvestigations

ShotSpotter reports gunshots in Pittsburgh 3,000 times a year. One case could deflect its use in court.

charlie wolfson profile picture, wearing a green shirtphoto of amelia winder by Charlie Wolfson, Amelia Winger and Rich Lord August 30, 2022August 30, 2022
Bullet casings on the street
Posted inEquity

Black communities are disproportionately hurt by gun violence. We can’t ignore them.

by Essay by Nick Cotter November 18, 2019November 20, 2019
Posted inEquity

Trayvon Martin’s mother tells Pittsburgh audience to push for justice following the fatal shooting of Antwon Rose II

by Stephanie Hacke January 17, 2019July 21, 2022
Posted inPUBLIC SAFETY

Pittsburgh reveals gun control bills promised after Tree of Life shooting

by Jeffrey Benzing December 14, 2018January 15, 2019
Posted inInvestigations, PUBLIC SAFETY

How Pittsburgh’s effort to limit illegal firearms turned into a years-long, escalating gunfight

by Jeffrey Benzing April 21, 2017February 15, 2018

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