PHILADELPHIA - A local congressman sent letters to Mayor Jim Kenney and President Joe Biden pleading for action to put an end to the surge of gun violence in Philadelphia.Kiere, 19, tries to stay cool on a hot July day as he fixes cars.
He sees firsthand the violence plaguing his neighborhood. "People just out here doing it just cause ain’t no reason behind it, like alright he said this end it there, alright I’m gonna kill him, I’m gonna shoot him, I’m gonna retaliate.
It ain’t even that deep," he said. U.S. attorney general recently announced that five cities will see enforcement stepped up in places where it's easy to get a gun.