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The city in 2020 experienced the second-most homicides of any year dating back to 1960. The 499 slayings were less than only 1990, when there were 500. Commissioner Outlaw, in an interview with NBC10, said the pandemic caused killings to rise in big cities across the country.

During her first year on the job, Philadelphia Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw has dealt with a surge in homicides, the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, calls for social justice reform and allegations of racism and gender discrimination within the department. NBC10’s Erin Coleman spoke with Outlaw about the problems the department continues to face and her steps toward finding...

Philadelphia Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw says being a mother gives her perspective about the people she is tasked with protecting and helps her find her “true north.” NBC10’s Erin Coleman spoke with the City’s top cop about emotions and connections as she approached one year on the job.

Philadelphia Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw sat down with NBC10’s Erin Coleman to talk about her first year on the job leading the Philadelphia Police Department. Outlaw spoke about the challenges of the coronavirus pandemic, increasing homicides and being treated as “an outsider” upon her arrival.

Footage of Walter Wallace Jr.’s death shows Philadelphia Police officers telling him to drop a knife before firing their guns.

A neighborhood is bracing for the release of police body camera video of the fatal shooting of Walter Wallace, Jr. They are still deeply traumatized by the shooting and looting that followed, reports NBC10’s Brandon Hudson.

The police shooting and killing of Walter Wallace Jr. has led to national attention as well as protests and unrest in Philadelphia. NBC10’s Aaron Baskerville was at the Wallace family’s news conference where they say they have seen the police body camera footage from the day of the deadly shooting.

Philadelphia police pledged to release 911 tapes and police body camera footage “in the near future” in the shooting death of Walter Wallace Jr., a Black man with a history of mental health problems, whose death prompted protests, widespread vandalism and an overnight curfew days before Election Day.

Video of the death of Walter Wallace Jr. as well as the unrest and violence in the city in recent nights could take a toll on people’s mental health. NBC10’s Drew Smith spoke with a psychotherapist who gave advice on ways to cope.

Walter Wallace Jr. was holding a knife when two Philadelphia Police officers fatally shot him. But family, neighbors and police reformers wonder if better officer training could have diffused the situation and kept him alive.

The two Philadelphia police officers who shot and killed Walter Wallace Jr. were not equipped with tasers. NBC10 investigative reporter Mitch Blacher discovered that only about a third of Philadelphia police officers have stun guns.

Walter Wallace Jr. was shot by Philadelphia Police officers Monday Oct. 26, sparking protests and later looting in the city. Police and the mayor offered more details about what happened and what is not immediately known.

Protests as well as clashes with police and looting continued in Philadelphia Tuesday night after Walter Wallace Jr. was shot and killed by police. Investigators said Wallace was armed with a knife and confronted police but loved ones say he had mental health issues, was in need of help and didn’t have to die. NBC10’s Aaron Baskerville speaks to Wallace’s...

A group of Philadelphia pastors as well as members of the community marched toward the 18th Philadelphia Police District in protest of Monday’s police killing of Walter Wallace Jr. One Pastor feels that the officers involved could have apprehended Wallace without taking his life. NBC10’s Aaron Baskerville has the story.

The family members of Walter Wallace Jr. say he struggled with mental health issues. They told NBC10’s Rosemary Connors they believe police should’ve defused and deescalated the situation when he reportedly approached them with a knife rather than shoot and kill him.

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and his running mate, U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris, said “we cannot accept that in this country a mental health crisis ends in death.” They also condemned the violence that took place in Philadelphia after the shooting.

Mayor Jim Kenney says that video of Philadelphia police officer shooting and killing Walter Wallace Jr. in West Philadelphia presents “difficult questions that must be answered.” Kenney said he has spoken to Wallace’s family and trusts the investigation into the shooting will be carried out appropriately. He calls the incident “heart wrenching.”

NBC10’s Brandon Hudson speaks with Philly Sheriff Rochelle Bilal and Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw about the Faith & Blue Weekend events. Religious leaders in the city are praying for an end to gun violence.

A rampage through part of Philadelphia’s Germantown neighborhood early Thursday morning ended with a young woman being shot dead, a young man hurt and the suspected shooter killed by police officers.

Philadelphia police shot and killed a man who they say went into a church and opened fire before trying to carjack two women a few blocks away, killing one of the victims. NBC10’s Stephanía Jiménez has the details.