Triple shooting at Finley Rec Center prompts emergency meeting with city leaders

Philly council member holds town hall over rec center shooting

Councilmember Anthony Phillips and city leaders are looking for solutions after a triple shooting at the Charles M. Finley Recreation Center.

Shooting at Philly rec center leaves teen in critical condition, police say

An investigation is underway after an 18-year-old was shot at a rec center in Philadelphia Tuesday.

City leaders hold emergency meeting to address teen gun violence after rec center shootings

Philadelphia officials held an emergency meeting on Tuesday night to address teen gun violence after eight young people were shot within a matter of days across the city. The meeting was called in response to a triple shooting on Saturday outside the Finley Recreation Center in East Mount Airy. As the community filled the rec center on Tuesday night to discuss solutions, police said another shooting happened minutes away outside another recreati…

Philadelphia leaders call for solutions as another teen shot at rec center

As the meeting was being held Tuesday night, police said a teenager was shot about 10 minutes away at the Lonnie Young Recreation Center.

Triple shooting at Finley Rec Center prompts emergency meeting with city leaders

New surveillance video has been released by police after three teenage boys were shot near an East Mount Airy rec center late Saturday afternoon. Plus, the community come together for an emergency meeting with city leaders.

A young man, 18 years old, is debated between life and death after a shooting at a recreational center on Tuesday afternoon in Philadelphia. It was reported that the incident took place at 1100 East Chelten Avenue on the basketball courts and other Lonnie Young Playground games around 5:45 p.m. on April 1, 2025. Acting commissioner John Stanford explained in a preliminary way that they believe that it was a fight between girls that continued to …