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Philly Authorities Issue Arrest Warrants for 18 People Involved in Gun-Purchasing Scheme

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Authorities have issued arrest warrants have been issued for 18 people involved in a wide-reaching purchase scheme of guns for gang activities in Philadelphia, including at least one mass shooting. WHYY's Tom MacDonald reports.

(Original air-date: 12/19/22)

WHYY reporter Tom MacDonald is a lifelong Philadelphia-area resident who has worked in the region since the mid-1980s. Tom started in commercial radio covering the MOVE standoff with police for WFIL-AM. He was also City Hall Bureau Chief, covering government and politics for more than a decade, for WWDB-FM.