Philadelphia Leaders Hold Emergency Town Hall At The Liacouras Center To Address Gun Violence

By Kerri Corrado, CBS Philadelphia

March 15, 2024

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- Not a seat was open inside a conference room in the Liacouras Center in North Philadelphia Thursday evening as city and state leaders organized a meeting the in the wake of last week's gun violence, including two separate shootings involving high school students.

"When I look across this room, it is proof positive that you do care," Pennsylvania State Rep. Malcom Kenyatta said.

"When we get sick and tired of being sick and tired, we come together," City Council President Kenyatta Johnson said.

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