PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner took aim at attempts to impeach him from office while defending his own policies and the city's effort to combat gun violence as he appeared on Good Day Philadelphia on Wednesday."We have a terrible crisis in this country when it comes to gun violence," Krasner said when asked about the tragedies plaguing the city of Philadelphia.The District Attorney's appearance comes less than 24 hours after one teenager was killed, and four others were injured after a football scrimmage at Roxborough High School.
Local leaders reacted to the ambush shooting of five teenagers who police say had just left a high school football scrimmage when they were shot.
One of the victims, a 14-year-old, died at the hospital from a gunshot wound to the chest.Krasner was on location with other city leaders following the shooting, and says it was "one of the most heartbreaking cases we have seen.""When you see kids leaving the football field, and they're gunned down, and they're between 14 and 17 years of age, it's just absolutely heartbreaking," he said. "I share the grief of the principal, the families, the neighborhood, and the entire city.
This is a horrifying situation."As homicides reach 400 in Philadelphia so far this year, Krasner says the city needs to focus on "cutting edge enforcement, coupled with a serious investment in prevention."On Tuesday, Mayor Kenney signed an executive order banning all guns from Philadelphia's recreation facilities, a policy Krasner says he commits to upholding."We don't just want to be prosecuting people after the crime," Krasner said.