Philadelphia’s devastating gun violence epidemic: a wake-up call for action
It’s become my morning ritual on the way to the hospital. Cruising down a main Philadelphia stretch, just as the road crests and the hospital becomes visible, I steel myself for the line. Is it going to be long today? In just a few more blocks, my second reflexive check-in: Are there news vans outside of the hospital?
Both glances are woven into the larger story of Philadelphia’s gun violence epidemic …