gun violence – Temple Update

Temple Mourns the Loss of Samuel Collington

Sun, 05 Dec 2021 23:52:52 +0000

Senior Samuel Sean Collington, a political science major months from graduation, was shot and killed off-campus in North Philadelphia on November 28 after he returned from Thanksgiving break. Collington was shot at least twice in the chest outside his college apartment in the 2200 block of North Park Avenue at 1:32 p.m during an attempted robbery. “It’s devastating .. it could have been…

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Philadelphia on Track for Most Violent Year

Sun, 28 Mar 2021 15:06:05 +0000

“2021 is on track to be the most violent year we’ve experienced in our lifetimes” said Mayor Jim Kenney at a city-wide briefing on gun violence, the first of many to come. City leaders met last week to discuss the issue of gun violence as the numbers climb higher and higher. Over the weekend, a shooting in Nicetown left five people wounded and one man dead. He was shot 14 times.

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‘It’s a Huge Public Health Problem’ – TUH Team Examines Philly Mass Shootings

Sun, 24 Nov 2019 13:00:21 +0000

Time. Location. Victim Count. These are the three variables a Temple medical research team used to analyze mass shootings in Philadelphia through the lens of an urban neighborhood. “Firearm homicide is sort of the leading way that homicide happens around the country. We have a big problem with gun violence in Philadelphia. It’s a huge public health problem and obviously as a trauma surgeon…

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Shooting at UNCC Leaves Two Dead

Wed, 01 May 2019 20:24:24 +0000

A shooting at University of North Carolina at Charlotte has left two dead and 4 wounded after a perpetrator opened fire on the university yesterday, April 30th. The gunman entered a liberal arts classroom with a handgun shortly before opening fire on students in the class. The campus quickly went on lock down, with university officials tweeting that students should “Run, Hide, Fight.

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Temple Students Take Part in Second Walk Out

Sat, 21 Apr 2018 23:40:47 +0000

Yesterday marked Temple’s second walk out in protest of gun violence and reform in recent months. Students and faculty at the university, as well as schools around the city, marched out of class to call for legislation and reform of America’s gun laws. The protest comes as April 20th marks the 19th anniversary of the infamous Columbine shooting in 1999, in which two seniors killed fellow…

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Milliones marchan con “March for our Lives,” en Filadelfia

Wed, 28 Mar 2018 00:08:14 +0000

El Sabado 24 de Marzo miles de personas marcharon en Filadelfia a las nueve de la manana en la cinco y Market hasta Penns Landing donde termino la caminata a las once de la manana donde muchos gritaban por los derechos de sus hijos y tambien guantaban cartulinas con sus dichos y esperanzas. La ciudad de Filadelfia se junto a millones de personas alrededor del mundo con “March For Our Lives…

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Students React to Las Vegas Attack

Thu, 05 Oct 2017 17:01:07 +0000

Together in solidarity. Temple student organizations such as SASSA, TSG, S.M.O.O.T.H., Progressive NAACP, Society of Minorities in Sports, AMS, and more gathered together for prayer and song this week to remember those 59 people that lost their lives, and the many who have the long road of recovery ahead. While Las Vegas may be far from Philadelphia, it hits home for many here on campus.

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Giffords Fuels Gun Control Rally on Parkway

Tue, 26 Jul 2016 23:54:48 +0000

Former Congress woman Gabby Giffords led a chant of “fight” at a rally organized by vocal majority. Giffords, who was seriously wounded by a gunman while she was greeting constituents 5 years ago, was joined by Congressmen John Lewis, and mothers and fathers who lost their children to gun violence. Giffords and Lewis called on both parties to take action. “Stopping gun violence takes courage…

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Fraternity Shooting Hits a Little Too Close to Home

Thu, 13 Nov 2014 14:00:56 +0000

A Temple student was shot outside a party held Saturday night at the Pi Lambda Phi fraternity house in the 1500 block of North 17th street. According to authorities the shots were fired when the alleged shooter was denied access to the party and a fight ensued. The 22-year-old undergraduate student was shot once in the hip and thigh before being taken to Hahnemann Hospital for treatment.

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