Kensington

A gunman shot a teenage boy and a woman during a kickball game at a playground in Philadelphia. NBC10’s Matt DeLucia has the details.

Neighbors and city leaders gathered in Southwest Philadelphia on Wednesday to rally against the surging gun violence impacting children. They shared their message with NBC10’s Steven Fisher.

A gunman walked onto a Philadelphia playground Wednesday night and shot a teenage boy and a woman during a kickball game.

Philadelphia police found a man dead inside an SUV hours after they believe the man was shot miles away while riding in the same vehicle.

NBC10’s Keith Jones has details on a shooting that left a passenger dead in a car miles away from where police believe he was killed in Philadelphia. NBC10’s Lucy Bustamante reports on what police and city officials are doing to try and stop the deadly gun violence in Philadelphia.

A gunman killed a young man and a teenager and injured three others in a quintuple shooting in North Philadelphia Sunday afternoon as part of a violent Mother’s Day in the city.

Philadelphia Police say motives behind a number of shootings over the weekend vary from case to case. But they say the driving factor behind the violence is retaliation to previous shootings. NBC10’s Lauren Mayk spoke to a community member in mourning.

NBC10’s Pamela Osborne reports on a string of deadly shootings in Philadelphia on Mother’s Day. At least four people, including teens were killed. The last shooting of the day took place near a deli in Kensington.

Two teenagers were killed during a violent Mother’s Day in Philadelphia. NBC10’s Danny Freeman has the story.

Philadelphia Police arrested a U-Haul truck driver who they say crashed into an outdoor dining area in Kensington, injuring two men, before fleeing the scene. NBC10’s Matt DeLucia has the latest on the investigation and shows us videos of the fleeing vehicle.

Philadelphia officials say they’ve seen an uptick in attacks on Kensington’s homeless population with the culprits often being young people. Investigators say the homeless victims have been struck with sticks, shot by paint balls and BB guns and even set on fire. NBC10’s Danny Freeman has the details.

Philadelphia is releasing its plan to fight the opioid epidemic following an increase of overdose deaths last year at the height of the coronavirus pandemic. NBC10’s Aaron Baskerville gets reactions from people living at the heart of the city’s opioid crisis, Kensington.

NBC10’s Miguel Martinez-Valle reports on the reopening of the Somerset Station on SEPTA’s Market-Frankford Line two weeks after the transit agency closed the station due to needles, human waste and trash that caused unsafe conditions. SEPTA is still addressing issues with the elevator at the station but have cleaned up, enhanced lighting and added officers.

A Philadelphia SEPTA station closed last month because of piles of trash and pervasive drug use will reopen next week, with police officers patrolling the area.

A week after a SEPTA station was closed, another SEPTA station is displaying similar conditions with trash everywhere and even a fire. NBC10’s Aaron Baskerville speaks with residents about the station and finds out what SEPTA is doing to clean it up.

At least three people were hurt when a shooter walked up to a group of people in Philadelphia’s Kensington neighborhood and fired at least 17 shots.

At least two men and a woman were hurt as a gunman fired at least 17 shots into a group of people gathered on a Kensington street corner overnight.

With trash on the streets, drug paraphernalia on the ground and a key transportation center closed, fed up residents in Philadelphia’s Kensington neighborhood marched on Tuesday, demanding better living conditions. They shared their message with NBC10’s Aaron Baskerville.

The Somerset Station on SEPTA’s Market–Frankford Line in Kensington is shutting down this weekend after piles of garbage, needles that shut down elevators and rampant drug use led to serious safety concerns. NBC10’s Drew Smith has the details.

NBC10 reporter Matt DeLucia spoke with friends and family of Roberto Oquendo at a memorial Friday night, two days after Oquendo died in a hit-and-run. The driver remains at large.