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Philadelphia Surpasses 100 Homicides in 2023, DA Says More Needs to Be Done to Combat Violence

By Tom MacDonald | WHYY
Published April 5, 2023 at 1:23 AM EDT
Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner speaks with members of the media in Philadelphia on March 27, 2023.
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Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner speaks with members of the media in Philadelphia on March 27, 2023.

Less than three full months into 2023, Philadelphia has officially surpassed 100 homicides this year. WHYY's Tom MacDonald reports.

Read the full story here.

(Original air-date: 3/28/23)
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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.
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