PREDATOR IN BLUE. Philadelphia homicide detective Philip Nordo sexually assaulted witnesses, misdirected thousands of dollars in city funds, and locked up an unknown number of innocent men in murder cases. inquirer.com/news/inq2/phil… The Philadelphia Inquirer Chris Palmer Samantha Melamed

The student who wrote this is in my writing workshop. I knew when I saw it that it needed to be shared because I think there are very few Philly public school kids who HAVE NOT had a similar experience. She's speaking for thousands here.

Cherelle Parker in 2020 asked voters to ban illegal stop-and-frisk. Now running for mayor, she’s positioned herself as open to the use of stop-and-frisk as a crime-fighting strategy. She says “I’m no flip-flopper.” ACLU says it’s “terribly harmful.” inquirer.com/news/cherelle-…

Philly has agreed to pay $9.25 million to more than 300 people who were injured by police during the 2020 racial justice protests following the police murder of George Floyd. trib.al/WBWh6df

As I was just leaving the home of a man fatally shot yesterday I heard gunshots. I go around the corner and see neighbors surrounding two men who were just shot, trying to keep one man alive. “Just breathe.” “Open your eyes.” People running out in panic. “Was it my brother?”

Devin Weedon, 15, was laid to rest today — another one of Philadelphia’s children stolen from their family by a person with a gun. inquirer.com/news/devin-wee…

Sheriff Rochelle Bilal asked Council for millions to boost hiring But an internal memo shows just months ago she took money meant to hire deputies and plowed it into raises for her executive staff — and tried to double her own salary w/William Bender trib.al/IUOuMbX

It has actually not been that common in Philly's modern history for a new mayor to retain the police commissioner. A look at the history and the future, with Chris Palmer: inquirer.com/politics/elect…

Straw purchasing contributes to Philly's gun violence. But catching the buyers is hard. A deep dive into the issue w/Ellie Rushing Vinny Vella dylancpurcell.bsky.social jessicagriffin inquirer.com/news/inq2/penn…

Philly has a gun problem. Straw buying makes it worse. An The Philadelphia Inquirer review showed how nearly 900 guns ended up in circulation. Important work by Chris Palmer Ellie Rushing Vinny Vella & dylancpurcell.bsky.social inquirer.com/news/inq2/penn…

It’s the Friday News Roundup! Trenae V. Nuri is joined by Chris Palmer & Lauren Cristella. They discuss how two men broke out of a Philly prison, this week's historic primary election, + the Fairmount Park Conservancy’s Love Your Park Week. pod.link/city-cast-phil…

Shaurn Thomas is a millionaire — he was paid $4M three years ago after spending 24 years in prison for a murder later overturned. But he’s behind bars again now for killing a man over a $1,200 drug debt, prosecutors say. An incredible tale from Chris Palmer inquirer.com/news/shaurn-th…

15 Philly cops were fired in 2019 for making racist, misogynistic or otherwise offensive Facebook posts. Some of those firings have been overturned. w/ Chris Palmer inquirer.com/news/philadelp…

Great story from Chris Palmer on the longtime feud between two South Philly street groups, and the people members shot and killed just because they "don’t like each other." inquirer.com/news/south-phi…

Mundane, seemingly meaningless feuds lead to so much gun violence. Excellent story from ⁦Chris Palmer⁩ inquirer.com/news/south-phi…

Rasul Benson's murder went unsolved for almost two years. But at this month's trial for two accused shooters, a key witness provided a rare glimpse into the type of recurring violence that can take hold in the city. inquirer.com/news/south-phi…

The man accused of killing five people during a harrowing rampage in Southwest Philly on Monday night told police the shooting spree was an attempt to help authorities address the city’s gun violence crisis, & that God would be sending more people to help. inquirer.com/news/philadelp…

A mother and her children were shot at more than 14 times during the Kingsessing shooting, and by the grace of God, they said, they survived. This is their harrowing story: inquirer.com/news/kingsessi…

In the month since a 12-year-old was shot and killed on his birthday, the child’s family and neighbors have not seen their mayor or council members or top police brass. “Somebody should have come for the child,” said the boy’s uncle. inquirer.com/news/east-germ…

"On the day of his son’s funeral, he was so determined to be by his son’s side every final minute that he ran alongside the horse-drawn carriage carrying Da’Juan’s casket for nearly three miles." A remarkable feat of reporting from Ellie Rushing inquirer.com/crime/inq2/phi…