The Latest Breaking News from Kingsessing

Remembering the lives lost in Philadelphia mass shooting

PHILADELPHIA — The victims of the mass shooting in Kingsessing died going about their daily life: walking to get food, checking on a friend, responding to neighbors in need.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Jul 8, 2023

The Philadelphia mass shooting suspect used ghost guns, police say. City is suing two manufacturers

PHILADELPHIA -- Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney’s administration had been planning to sue two “ghost gun” manufacturers for weeks before Monday’s deadly mass shooting in Kingsessing.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Jul 6, 2023

Philadelphia father was supposed to walk daughter down aisle days after he was killed in mass shooting

Ralph Moralis, 59, was one of the five victims killed on the eve of July 4 when a shooter dressed in a ski mask and bullet-proof vest stalked the streets of the Kingsessing neighbourhood gunning down victims

The Independent UK · Jul 6, 2023

Gov. Wolf urged to declare a disaster for water-main break in Philly neighborhood

PHILADELPHIA — Two U.S. lawmakers urged Gov. Tom Wolf to declare a disaster emergency in the Kingsessing neighborhood and seek out other local and federal funding to help residents recover from mass flooding caused when a large water main ruptured this week, damaging homes and displacing several people.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Feb 12, 2022