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'We're looking at a warzone': Community organizers reflect on the impact of gun violence in Philadelphia

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PHILADELPHIA - Advocates and community organizers in Philadelphia are calling for a change after a rise in gun violence, which has started to claim the lives of children and teenagers.

On Monday, 15-year-old Juan "J.R." Carlos Robles-Corona was fatally shot while walking home from school in North Philadelphia.

Juan Carlos Robles-Corona, who went by "J.R.", was shot and killed in North Philadelphia. His death came a little more than a week after another 15-year-old was shot and killed in Wissonoming.

Chantay Love, the President and co-founder of Every Murder Is Real (EMIR), and Reuben Jones, the Executive Director of the Teen Safe Center in North Philadelphia, joined Good Day Philadelphia to discuss how they are working to combat violence and keep young people safe.

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