‘Our Children Cannot Keep Dying’: Philadelphia Officials Hold Emergency Meeting In Wake Of Continued Youth Gun Violence

By Alecia Reid, CBS Philadelphia

March 14, 2021

Three teenagers have been shot and killed in the past two days. On Saturday, Philadelphia officials met to talk about what can be done to keep the city’s young people safe.

Saturday’s emergency meeting was held at the same rec center a teenager was killed at on Thursday. Right now, the city’s homicide rate is up 35% from where we were this time last year.

“None of my students out here feel safe,” a woman said.

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