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WILMINGTON, DE — Wilmington closed 2025 with its sharpest drop in violent crime in years, posting the lowest number of shooting incidents since 2003 and continuing a multiyear downward trend …
Wilmington Records Lowest Shootings in Decades as Violent Crime Falls Again Read More
HARRISBURG, PA — A man convicted of opening fire on a crowded Philadelphia street corner in 2018, killing two men steps from a neighborhood market, has been sentenced to spend …
Two Life Sentences Close a Brutal Chapter in 2018 Philly Street Shooting Read More
HARRISBURG, PA — A Potter County jury has convicted a repeat felon who authorities say opened fire outside a crowded Coudersport bar, bringing a violent confrontation to a close more …
Gunfire Outside Small-Town Bar Lands Repeat Felon Convicted, Faces Sentencing Read More
NEW CASTLE, DE — Delaware State Police are investigating a tense late-night shooting that sent shoppers scrambling and left two vehicles riddled with bullet damage outside a busy convenience store.
Gunfire Erupts Outside Wawa as Rival Groups Clash in Late-Night New Castle Scare Read More
PHILADELPHIA, PA — Philadelphia homicide detectives are intensifying their search for a distinctive SUV they allege was used in a fatal shooting that rocked the city’s 15th Police District late …
Jeep Sought in Deadly Torresdale Homicide That Stunned Northeast Philly Read More WILMINGTON, DE — A pre-dawn shooting in the city’s Southbridge section turned deadly Friday, leaving a 19-year-old man dead as investigators worked to determine what led to the violence.
Deadly Dawn Shooting Leaves 19-Year-Old Dead on Wilmington Street Read More
PHILADELPHIA, PA — An alleged package theft escalated into an officer-involved shooting in Philadelphia’s Feltonville neighborhood, prompting an active investigation and a public appeal for information, police said.
Officer-Involved Shooting After Package Theft Leaves Suspect at Large Read More WILMINGTON, DE — Wilmington police are investigating an alleged shooting that left a 13-year-old boy injured late Tuesday night in the city’s West Center City neighborhood.
Late-Night Shooting Injures 13-Year-Old in Wilmington, Investigation Ongoing Read More
WILMINGTON, DE — Delaware State Police are investigating an alleged shots-fired incident Friday night that damaged a vehicle in a residential area of Wilmington but left no one injured.
Gunfire Allegation Shatters SUV Window in Wilmington, Troopers Seek Answers Read More
PHILADELPHIA, PA — Philadelphia police are asking for the public’s help as they continue investigating the death of a 22-year-old woman whose remains were discovered last year in the city’s …
Mystery Deepens After Young Woman Found Dead in Frankford Read More