Mensah M. Dean
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Philadelphia, PA, United States
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Philadelphia Surpasses 500 Homicides for the Second Year in a Row
Less than a week before Christmas, Philadelphia recorded its 500th homicide of 2022, marking the second year in a row that the city has reached this deadly milestone. While this year’s murder toll will likely not surpass 2021’s record 562 killings, no one is celebrating the modest decline; 2022 is on pace to mark the […] → Read More
As shootings and carjackings climb at Philly gas stations, victims and grieving families file lawsuits
The shootings speak to the universality of the problem: for motorists, all roads lead to gas stations. → Read More
Philly DA Larry Krasner Is Charging Cops With Murder. It Could Cost Him A Job.
Few police are ever prosecuted for on-duty killings. In Philly, Krasner charged three officers; one has been convicted of voluntary manslaughter. → Read More
Philly’s gun-violence spending is surging, but many funded programs lack clear goals to show progress
Some key city-run anti-violence programs, years in, lack required measures and goals to determine whether they are working. → Read More
Three people will be charged in the quintuple shooting near Shepard Rec Center in West Philadelphia
The suspected gunmen were apprehended after a chase Tuesday night, police said. Officials called the shooting "horrific" and said nearly 100 roundswere fired. → Read More
A Nicetown community festival goes on amid ― and despite ― historic gun violence
Amid rising gun violence in the city, organizers of Nicetown's annual community festival say they've taken extra security precautions to keep their two-day event safe. → Read More
Federal and city officials pledge better collaboration to combat gun violence
Mayor Kenney on Wednesday met with federal Department of Health and Human Services officials to address the city's gun violence crisis, which to date has pushed the homicide count to 337 victims. → Read More
A man was arrested in Monday’s rape at a South Philly subway station; SEPTA is increasing security
Authorities have charged a 20-year-old man with raping a woman Monday on a subway platform. → Read More
Person of interest in Monday’s gunpoint rape on subway platform has been arrested
A person of interest in the Monday rape of a woman on a South Philly subway platform has been arrested, police said. → Read More
300 people have been killed in Philly homicides already this year
Few other years in recent memory come close to rivaling the city’s current level of gun violence. → Read More
A Philadelphia man killed three people in apparently random attacks, police say
A Philadelphia man was arrested in connection with three slayings of people police say he targeted at random. → Read More
A 19-year-old was shot on the 15th and Market subway platform
Police said the victim was shot in the chest, stomach, and hand on the eastbound 15th and Market shortly before 12:30 p.m. He was transported to Jefferson Hospital and is listed in critical condition. → Read More
A Philly man accused of killing his lover to silence him was ordered to stand trial for murder
Kylen Pratt shot his lover to death and burned the man's body because he feared disclosure of their sexual relationship, police said. → Read More
Two men’s claims of self-defense in South Philly double homicide are under scrutiny
Two roommates who fatally shot two men who kicked in a door at their apartment building on Monday are under investigation in the killings, police said. → Read More
Two men were fatally shot as they entered a South Philly home, police said
The men were found with numerous gunshot wounds inside a property on the 1600 block of South 10th Street, police said. → Read More
Mothers of murder victims join to demand more city action to combat gun violence
A handful of women's groups have formed the Mother's Movement to demand that the city do more to decrease gun violence. → Read More
Filipino diplomats meet with mayor to urge action after visiting lawyer is fatally shot
John Albert “Jal” Laylo, 35, was shot in the head early Saturday in Philadelphia on the way to the airport with his mother. → Read More
As more people get guns and carry permits, Philly sees a sharp rise in homicides ruled justified
More people in Philadelphia are legally arming themselves and shooting their armed attackers amid a violent crime spike. → Read More
Family celebrates father of 6, and the conviction of the man who killed him
Richard Jackson’s fatherly instinct in telling a young man who had just become the father of his stepdaughter’s child to stop selling drugs touched off a fight at a family barbeque in 2018. → Read More
North Philly man killed partner to stop him from revealing their same-sex relationship, police said
The Philadelphia man charged with killing another man and setting his body on fire did so to keep their gay relationship secret, police said. → Read More