Rising Teen Gun Violence in Philadelphia Sparks Community Outcry.
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A 16-year-old boy was shot twice in the head and killed in Southwest Philadelphia, becoming the latest teenager to be killed amid the city's gun violence crisis. Children have made up about 10% of Philadelphia's more than 500 shooting victims so far this year. At least 126 homicides have occurred in Philadelphia, down about 11% from the same date last year, but still on pace to be one of the deadliest years on record in the city.
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