What can be done to curb gun violence impacting children in Philadelphia?

Former Stoneleigh Fellow Ted Corbin spoke to Fox 29 Philadelphia about his Healing Hurt People program and the trauma of gun violence.

 A 6-year-old girl was shot Wednesday night. She is the latest to join the long list of child shooting victims in Philadelphia so far this year. She is currently in stable condition. This comes just days after 7-year-old Zamar Jones was shot in the head and died two days later.

In July, 15-year-old Angelo Walker and a 6-year-old were shot and killed. Back in May, a 9-year-old boy died after being shot in the face. In April, a 4-year-old girl was shot in the stomach and lost her life.

What can be done about it and will it ever end?

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