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From YouTube: Nicetown Tioga Shooting Update 8-15-2019
Description
Philadelphia Police Commissioner Richard Ross gives an update on the Tioga-Nicetown Shooting; Commonwealth of Pennsylvania elected officials from every level of government gather to discuss the next steps in reducing gun violence in America.
In attendance:
Mayor Jim Kenney
Philadelphia Police Commissioner Richard Ross
Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf
U.S. Senator Bob Casey
U.S. Representative Dwight Evans
Pennsylvania State Senator Sharif Street
Pennsylvania House Representative Malcolm Kenyatta
City Council President Darrell L. Clarke
Other state and municipal elected officials
A
A
A
My
good
good
afternoon,
everyone
I,
want
to
thank
thank
you
all
for
coming
and
I
want
to
thank
the
many
public
officials
that
have
joined
us
here
today.
Wednesday
was
a
heart-wrenching
day
for
the
city
of
Philadelphia.
As
you
know,
six
police
officers
were
struck
by
gunfire
and
others
were
injured
while
responding
to
the
scene
of
an
extremely
dangerous
accident.
I
am
very
grateful
that
their
injuries
were
not
life-threatening
and
I
command.
Police
Commissioner,
Richard
Ross
and
the
brave
officers
of
the
Philippine
Police
Department.
A
They
are
careful
and
professional
response
which
spanned
seven
hours,
ensure
the
safety
of
their
fellow
officers
and
the
residents
of
North
Philadelphia
in
the
face
of
what
could
have
been
a
horrific
tragedy.
The
peaceful
resolution
of
the
incident
marks
one
of
the
finest
moments
in
the
history
of
the
Philippine,
Police,
Department
and
I
again
again,
a
very
proud
each
and
every
officer
involved
and
proud
of
all
our
officers
and
our
force.
The
fact
that
our
officers
found
themselves
under
such
an
attack
while
trying
to
carry
out
a
basic
function
that
their
job
is
reprehensible.
A
Seeing
an
entire
neighborhood
put
in
harm's
way
was
nothing
short
of
devastating.
We
can
and
must
do
more
to
protect
our
officers
and
all
of
our
citizens.
Of
course,
this
incident
is
a
reminder,
a
harsh
reminder
of
the
devastating
reality
Americans
face
every
day,
whether
it's
a
mass
shootings
like
we
saw
last
week
in
El,
Paso
and
Dayton
guns
have
flooded
American
cities
leading
to
senseless
and
preventable
violence.
A
In
fact,
as
dozens
of
officers
were
responding
to
the
North
Philadelphia
incident
last
night,
others
in
South
Philadelphia
were
responding
to
another
shooting
a
young
man
shot
in
the
head
and
later
pronounced
dead.
That
incident
didn't
draw
national
attention.
It
happens
daily
in
this
city
and
many
others
across
the
nation,
but
a
life
was
lost
last
night
to
gun
violence
here
in
Philadelphia
and,
like
so
many
other
shootings,
it
goes
unnoticed.
It
becomes
everyday.
A
As
I
said
last
night,
our
officers
need
help.
They
need
help,
keeping
these
weapons
out
of
the
hands
of
the
bad
guys.
No
one
should
have
access
to
the
kind
of
weaponry
weaponry
and
firepower
that
we
saw
in
North
Philadelphia.
Last
yesterday,
several
weeks
ago,
I
attended
a
meeting
of
faith-based
leaders
in
Philadelphia
who
are
concerned
about
gun
violence
like
the
police
they're.
Also
on
the
front
lines
of
this
crisis.
They
are
working
every
day
to
bring
hope
and
faith
to
their
communities
and
they
look
to
us
here
in
government
for
answers.
A
I
sat
during
that
meeting
and
heard
their
pleas
for
help
and
saw
the
despair
in
their
eyes.
Ministers
pastors
rabbis
Imams.
They
came
looking
to
us
for
help,
I
told
them
simply.
We
are
trying
in
January
we
launched
a
series
of
anti
violence
initiatives
that
we
believe
can
make
a
difference.
It
is
making
a
difference,
but
I
also
told
these
men
and
women
of
faith.
A
The
simple
truth
we
here
in
city
government
can
only
do
so
much
getting
relief
in
the
form
of
meaningful
gun
control
legislation
will
save
lives,
the
lives
of
residents
and
the
lives
of
men
and
women
who
have
sworn
to
protect
us.
Incidents
like
this
should
not
keep
happening
not
in
our
city
and
not
in
our
country.
If
we
don't
CC
change,
gun,
violence
will
continue
to
ravage
our
communities
and
tear
families,
apart
so
I
say
to
our
state
and
federal
law
makers,
step
up
or
step
aside
help.
A
Our
police
officers
help
our
clergy
and
help
our
kids,
and
if
you
choose
not
to
help
us
then
get
out
of
the
way
and
allow
cities
like
Philadelphia
that
struggle
with
gun
violence
to
enact
their
own
solutions
before
I
introduce
police.
Commissioner
Ross
sighs.
Well.
Yesterday,
when
the
incident
started,
we
had
the
opportunity
to
sit
in
the
police,
detail,
room
and
listen
to
the
transmissions
of
the
police
back
and
forth
to
each
other.
First
of
all,
bravery
is
the
number
one
emotion
that
I
felt
for
them
that
they
were
brave.
A
A
They
stood
out
there
and
they
were
patient
and
were
there
for
seven
hours
under
gunfire
and
one
of
the
things
one
of
the
vignettes
that
I
that
I
saw
on
television
last
night,
while
after
it
was
almost
all
over,
were
the
officers
removing
helping
remove
the
children
from
the
daycare
to
see
our
officers
carrying
little
babies,
holding
kids,
hands
and
walking
them
to
safety.
Showed
me
what
those
men
and
women
are
really
about.
A
They're
about
protecting
us
now,
I
know
we
don't
always
do
things
perfectly
and
there's
trouble
and
we
stumble
sometimes,
but
watching
those
officers
carry
those
children
and
walk
those
children
to
safety,
gave
me
faith
in
this
department
and
in
this
city
and
who
we
are
as
a
city
and
the
people
who
live
here.
But
what
we
are
really
all
about
will
have
our
violence
problems.
We
have
our
crime
problems,
we
have
our
poverty
problems
well
when
it
comes
reaching
out
and
helping
each
other
we're
there
and
that's
what
we
need
to
do
now.
B
Thank
You,
mayor
and
I
appreciate
all
those
accolades,
but
they
are
accolades
that
should
go
to
the
men
and
women
of
this
Police
Department,
who
did
an
absolutely
stellar
job
last
evening
in
protecting
that
neighborhood
I
can't
say
enough
about
how
they
conducted
themselves.
It
truly
made
me
proud
to
be
on
the
ground
with
them
to
see
how
they
represent
this
city
each
and
every
day,
and
as
the
mayor
said,
we
don't
always
get
it
right.
B
Nobody
does,
but
when
he
described
the
scene
like
he
did
about
the
help
that
they
gave
and
not
only
moving
those
young
kids
to
safety,
but
us
waging
the
concerns
of
parents
who
were
arriving
at
the
scene
who
were
telling
them
calm
down.
Your
child
is
okay
words
that
a
parent
needs
to
hear
more
than
anything
else
doing
a
crisis
like
that,
and
so
there
are
many
heroes
from
last
night,
probably
too
many
to
mention
by
name.
B
Last
night
I
know
our
collective
hearts
were
not
throats,
not
just
at
that
scene,
but
probably
for
many
people,
not
knowing
how
that
was
going
to
to
end
and
I
have
to
be
honest
with
you
in
the
beginning
of
that
scene
being
there,
I
did
not
think
it
in
nearly
the
way
it
did.
I
mean
there
was
dialogue
that
was
being
presented
to
us
at
the
scene
that
suggested
this
dis.
Man
was
not
going
to
go
back
to
prison
and
he
had
made
that
clear
and
we
knew
he
had
the
weaponry.
B
He
was
firing
while
I
was
at
the
scene
and
certainly
long
before,
I
got
there.
He
continued
to
do
so,
and
so
the
SWAT
operation
to
Detective
Timmy
Brooks,
who
fed
me
every
line.
He
wanted
me
to
give
in
negotiations
to
many
officers
who
arrived
on
the
scene
and,
as
my
officers
have
told
me,
two
of
the
heroes
that
most
have
not
thought
about.
Believe,
It
or
Not
were
the
two
officers.
Upstairs
there
were
officers
who
knew
they
were
trapped,
who
naturally
wanted
to
go
in
immediately
and
get
them.
B
This
is
before
SWAT
got
in
and
as
I
understand
it,
these
officers
were
astute
enough
and
wise
enough
and
brave
enough
to
say
do
not
come
in
here.
Do
not
come
in
here.
If
you
come
in
here,
you
will
be
met
with
severe
gunfire
now
think
about
what
it
takes
to
do
that
to
know
that
you're
trapped
in
the
building
yourself,
your
natural
inclination
is,
to
sake,
help
come
get
me,
but
they
did
the
opposite,
and
that
speaks
volumes
of
what
we
see
each
and
every
day.
B
You
know
you
may
not
always
feel
like
you
get
the
respect
and
they
do
that
you
deserve,
but
you
there
are
many
people
who
respect
what
you
do
appreciate,
what
you
do,
because
most
people
couldn't
do
what
you
do
and
so
I
thank
them
for
all
that
they've
done.
I
know
you'll
have
questions
later,
but
there's
others
that
have
to
speak.
You
have
a
general
idea
of
the
circumstances.
We
can
update
you
in
questions
a
little
later,
but
right
now,
I
just
want
to
introduce
the
governor
for
his
comments.
C
So
it
was
an
amazing
thing
and
I
think
we
all
owe
a
lot
to
the
police
force.
I
also
wanted
to
make
sure
that
the
state
did
everything
it
needed
to
do
to
help
the
city
of
Philadelphia
in
facing
this
crisis
and
I
asked
both
the
mayor
yesterday
and
I
asked
the
the
officers
at
district
39
today.
If
they
thought
there
was
anything
that
the
state
could
have
done
more
and
they
both
said
very
nicely
that
we
did
everything
we
should
have
done
and
could
have
done.
C
C
We
need
to
do
that.
We
have
needed
to
do
this
for
a
long
time.
I
think
is
actually
the
time
when
we
can
actually
make
start
start
doing
this
so
I
commit
to
you
that
the
Commonwealth
of
Pennsylvania
will
do
everything
we
can
to
make
sure
this
kind
of
thing
stops
happening
here,
our
shopping
centers
in
our
schools
and
our
neighborhoods
at
workplaces
everywhere.
This
has
to
stop
now
I'm
proud
to
introduce
our
United
States
Senator
Bob
Casey.
D
Today,
it's
hard
to
comprehend
and
hard
to
put
into
words
the
valor,
the
professionalism
and
the
skill
that
police
officers
in
Philadelphia
and
their
leadership
exercise
in
the
last
24
hours
can't
begin
to
imagine
how
difficult
a
job
they
had
so
we're
grateful
that
all
of
our
prayers,
whatever
faith
we
are
were
answered
yesterday,
that
police
officers
were
shot
at
but
not
killed,
and
that
children
and
neighbors
in
that
community
were
not
killed
in
in
North
Philadelphia.
So
we're
happy
about
that
and
I
want
to
commend
and
salute
again
the
officers
and
the
Commissioner.
D
But
now
comes
the
question
of
what
is
next
by
way
of
policy
in
Washington
DC.
We
have
had
just
by
way
of
one
example,
a
background
check
bill,
a
universal
background
check
bill
that
came
from
the
House
of
Representatives.
More
than
a
hundred
and
sixty
days
ago,
three
United
States
representatives
here,
representative
Evans,
representative
Dean
of
representative
Scanlon.
They
did
their
job
it's
time
for
the
United
States
Senate
to
vote
on
a
background
check
bill,
but
also
not
to
forget
about
and
not
to
push
off
for
another
day.
D
Now,
one
of
the
problems
is
in
Washington.
The
NRA
and
far-right
groups
have
a
grip
on
the
Republican
caucus
in
the
Senate.
That's
a
big
problem
that
we
have
to
fight
through,
but
basically,
when
you
break
down
their
argument
when
they
say
we're,
not
gonna
even
going
to
debate
these
issues
and
we're
not
going
to
vote
on
them.
Basically,
what
they're
saying
is
that
the
American
people
who
represent
the
most
powerful
nation
in
the
world
should
surrender
surrender
to
this
uniquely
American
problem
of
gun
violence.
That
is
not
the
American
Way.
D
D
So
we
have
a
lot
of
work
to
do,
but
as
we're
doing
that
so
many
of
reminded
us
today
about
the
community
and
especially
the
children,
I
am
NOT
a
medical
professional,
but
you
don't
have
to
be
to
know
that
when
a
child
experiences
that
kind
of
horror
that
kind
of
trauma
those
the
impact
of
that
can
be
with
them
for
a
very
long
time.
So
whatever
resources
can
be
deployed
to
make
sure
that
those
children
and
the
community
can
heal.
E
I'd
like
to
thank
our
senator
for
laying
that
message
out,
because
the
message
he
has
laid
out
is
not
a
new
message
to
this
crowd.
If
you
live
in
this
city
and
you're
in
this
state
you're
facing
challenges.
Two
of
my
colleagues
both
who,
on
the
Judiciary
Committee
Mary
Kate,
Scanlon
who's,
the
vice
chair
of
the
committee
and
Madeline
Dean,
have
been
part
of
the
leadership
in
order
to
make
this
come.
This
is
not
new
to
us.
We
take
the
mayor
up
on
his
challenge.
E
The
police
have
done
their
part.
The
hospitals
did
their
part
community
their
part.
We
now
need
to
do
our
part.
It's,
unfortunately,
that
we
come
together
under
these
circumstances,
but
we
need
to
send
a
message
that
this
is
enough
is
enough.
We
have
passed
the
bills
as
the
senator
has
just
laid
out,
but
we
need
to
do
more
than
that.
We
need
to
call
on
all
of
the
public
to
understand
that
collectively
we
are
in
this
together.
It
is
not
just
the
city
in
the
police
department
that
can
solve
this
problem.
E
This
problem
is
far
greater
than
what
the
mayor
and
the
police
department
and
any
bars
can
do.
It
is
us
collectively
so
I
think
for
the
leadership
to
have
all
of
us.
I've
never
seen
this
in
my
entire
career.
This
may
be
this
kind
of
a
moment
that
we
really
need
the
next
person
who
is
no
stranger
who's
been
leading.
A
great
deal
is
the
president
of
City
Council,
councilman,
Darrell
Clark,.
F
Thank
You
congressman
and
thank
everybody.
First
of
all,
we're
just
so
happy
that
our
prayers
were
heard
last
night
as
we
stood
outside
the
hospital
folks
were
very
concerned
mayor
and
all
of
us
everybody,
so
we're
very,
very
happy
that
all
officers,
our
heroes,
are
able
to
walk
away
from
this
without
some
very
serious
injuries,
and
we
continue
to
thank
all
of
the
support
systems
that
were
in
place,
the
executive
team.
F
We
want
to
thank
all
those
individuals
at
the
two
medical
institutions
that
did
a
great
job
in
terms
of
making
sure
that
they
got
the
first-rate
care
a
couple
of
things.
So,
first
things.
First
we're
going
to
be
asked
in
everybody
engaged
people
that
are
obviously
not
in
this
room
to
put
and
check
your
partisan
politics
at
the
door.
F
All
right
and
you
check
your
personal
perspective
at
the
door,
because
it's
not
about
you
and
your
personal
perspective,
it's
about
the
citizens
of
the
city
of
Philadelphia,
the
citizens
of
the
state
of
Pennsylvania
and
the
citizens
of
this
country
all
right.
This
is
this
nonsense
that
we
can't
come
up
with
a
solution
to
solve
it.
We
all
know
what
their
mental
health
issues
they're
all
other
types
of
issues,
social
issues,
but
there's
one
underlying
fad.
They're
too
many
weapons
on
the
streets
of
this
country.
F
F
How
many
polls
do
you
need
the
head
poll
after
poll
says
everybody
wants
us
to
do
something
so
do
something
right,
members
of
the
General
Assembly
and
obviously
not
the
people
in
this
room,
because
they
are
clearly
pushing
the
envelope,
but
those
other
individuals,
both
in
the
state
and
the
federal
government,
need
to
step
to
the
plate
and
hear
the
hue
and
cry
of
this
citizens
of
this
country
and
move
some
good
sense,
reasonable
legislation
to
get
these
assault-style
weapons
off
the
street.
This
is
not
Afghanistan.
This
is
not
Iraq
right.
F
This
is
the
United
States
of
America,
so
this
has
no
place
in
our
country.
We
are
prepared.
My
colleagues
and
council
are
prepared
and
continuous
to
be
compared
to
do
whatever
we
need
to
do
be
it
lobbying
being
able
to
pass
legislation
once
we
are
enabled
by
the
state
to
do
what
we
need
to
do
to
make
sure
that
our
streets
continue
to
stay
safe,
so
so
all
of
us
into
those
family
members.
We
thank
you.
G
Thank
you,
Thank
You.
Mr.
president,
I
just
want
to
number
one
thank
everyone
for
being
here
today.
All
of
our
colleagues
standing
together
in
unison
and
all
the
legislators
who
are
here
but
I
also
want
to
recognize
the
folks
who
are
on
the
ground
in
the
nice
town,
Tioga
area,
doing
the
work
when
all
the
cameras
are
gone
when
the
police
are
gone.
When
so
many
folks
have
gone
on
to
the
next
issue,
the
next
story,
mijito
Rashid
and
Zachariah,
Jill
Rahman,
you
could
stand
stand
up.
Everybody
knows
who
you
are.
G
G
Now
is
the
time
for
healing
our
city
and
healing
this
neighborhood
the
amount
of
trauma
that
was
inflicted
on
this
community
last
night
as
absolutely
unacceptable,
and
so
we've
been
working
with
the
council
president's
office
and
we're
going
to
be
working
with
all
of
our
colleagues
and
folks
who
are
interested
to
bring
supportive
services
to
the
neighbors
to
make
sure
that
they
can
deal
with
the
trauma
that
they
have
been
exposed
to.
Just
on
yesterday,
we're
out
canvassing
today
and
tomorrow
providing
information.
G
There
will
be
a
community
meeting
this
coming
Saturday
that
our
office
is
hosting
with
the
Philadelphia
Police
Department.
To
make
sure
folks
have
information.
Information
is
power
and
we
want
to
keep
them
in
the
loop
and-
and
those
are
some
of
the
things
that
we
are
going
to
be
doing,
to
make
sure
that
there
is
an
action
behind
this.
That
is
substantive
and
that
is
going
to
make
a
difference
long-term
for
the
residents
of
this
community.
So
thank
you
for
having.
H
H
It
reminds
me
of
a
story
in
the
Bible
book
of
James.
In
the
second
chapter,
there
was
a
story
about
a
group
of
people
that
were
won
their
way
to
church.
They
were
religious
people.
Perhaps
they
called
themselves
part
of
the
moral
majority
and
on
their
way
to
church
they
passed
some
people
in
the
streets
that
were
in
conditions
that
were
a
problem
they
needed
help
and
they
told
them
we're
going
to
pray
for
you
except
God.
H
The
people
didn't
pay,
much
attention
didn't
have
faith
in
them,
they
didn't
believe
in
them
and
they
went
and
they
asked
their
for
their
faith
leader.
They
said.
Why
is
it
that
these
folks,
who
were
in
this
condition,
have
no
faith
with
them?
So
what
was
their
condition?
They
described
a
condition
and
the
faith
leader
began
to
ask
them.
H
Well,
what
did
you
do
to
change
their
condition
and
they
said
well,
we
offered
them
prayer,
our
thoughts
and
prayers,
and
he
said
your
faith
without
works
is
dead
and
that's
from
the
Bible
and
I
appreciate
everything.
The
governor's
trying
to
do
by
executive
order
and
I
think
he
is
doing
everything
he
can
do.
But
that
is
not
all
that
the
Commonwealth
of
Pennsylvania
can
do.
H
H
Senator
Sarah
no
Serio
says
you
shouldn't
be
once
a
bill
that
says
you
have
to
be
required:
the
safe
storage
of
firearms
and
yet
instead
senator
Haywood
has
a
bill
requiring
a
license
for
carrying
a
firearm
so
that
the
person
carrying
the
firearm
we
know
is
the
person
the
is
supposed
to
have
the
firearm.
But
we
cannot
get
a
vote
on
that
bill.
Senator
use
a
senator
senator
serial
the
bill
about
universal
background
checks
for
firearms.
H
The
US
Congress
passed
it,
but
neither
the
Pennsylvania
House
nor
Senate
will
pass
that
legislation
and
finally,
senator
Farr
antenna
from
Allegheny
County
representing
the
city
of
Pittsburgh,
which
was
the
last
mass
shooting
in
Pennsylvania,
where
people
were
shot
and
killed
in
a
synagogue,
introduced
legislation
requiring
an
assault,
weapons
ban
in
the
Commonwealth
of
Pennsylvania,
and
we
can't
get
a
vote
on
that
one
either.
So
the
capital
of
the
Pennsylvania
done
everything
it's
supposed
to
do.
What
didn't
even
come?
H
Close
I'm,
a
father
of
five
children,
my
oldest
daughter,
had
a
boyfriend
that
was
murdered
within
the
last
three
years.
My
son,
chérif
jr.,
was
a
student
at
imhotep
and
all
of
us
saw
the
career
of
his
former
teammate
was
KITT
was
gunned
down.
He
had
a
full
scholarship
to
Penn
State.
He
was
murdered.
Last
year
my
son
Le'veon
had
his
his
stepfather.
H
His
best
friend
stepfather
was
murdered
within
the
last
two
years,
and
my
daughter
was
a
shaver
goes
to
Central
and
she
and
a
student
was
shot
out
outside
of
central
and
that's
supposed
to
be
the
best
high
school
in
the
Commonwealth
of
Pennsylvania,
and
she,
and
even
she
wasn't
safe
from
the
from
from
her
teammates
getting
and
her
classmates
being
victims
of
gun
violence.
So
no
way
in
the
Commonwealth
of
Pennsylvania
have
not
done
everything
we're
supposed
to
do.
H
We
are
derelict
in
our
duties
and
it
is
because
the
majority
caucus
is
afraid
of
the
NRA.
They
refuse
to
call
a
vote
on
this
legislation.
They
are
derelict
in
their
duties.
They
turn
their
backs
on
the
Commonwealth
of
Pennsylvania.
They
turn
their
backs
on
the
people
that
were
murdered
in
square
a
little.
They
turn
their
backs
on
the
people
that
are
shot
in
our
communities
every
day.
H
They
turn
their
backs
with
people
that
are
killed
in
Allentown
and
reading
and
York
and
Erie,
and,
yes,
they
turn
their
backs
on
the
people
of
North
Philadelphia,
including
its
police
department,
who
should
not
have
to
go
up
against
people
who
have
firearms
that
can
shoot
at
a
distance
fire
weapons
and
fire
weapons
and
rapid
fire.
So
we
haven't
come
close.
We
have
work
to
do
and
we
have
caught
members
of
this
members
up.
Dziena
up
here
have
called
for
a
special
session,
but
we
don't
have
time
for
a
special
session.
H
We
can
debate
and
argue
every
kind
of
thing.
There
is
legislation
that
has
been
offered.
We
have
not
held
public
hearings
on
that
legislation.
We
have
not
held
votes
on
that
legislation.
We
have
not
even
come
close
to
doing
what
we're
supposed
to
do
so,
the
next
time
one
of
my
colleagues
offers
their
thoughts
and
prayers
and
pretends
somehow
that
there
aren't
people
of
faith.
I
say
until
they
show
me
some
works,
their
faith
is
dead.
I
Thank
you
so
I
think
the
senator
definitely
expressed
the
anger
and
frustration
that
we
all
have
if
I
can
have
the
members
from
the
house
and
representative
coming
a
little
closer
because
there's
a
lot
of
members,
a
lot
of
diversity
and
I
want
to
make
sure
this
is.
This
is
clear.
This
issue
of
gun
mom's
does
not
just
impact
one
area
of
this
city.
It
impacts
us
all.
Every
time
we
turn
on
the
television
go
on
social
media
and
we
see
some
senseless
killing.
It
sends
chills
through
our
body.
I
We
want
to
first
start
by
commending
the
police
and
saying
thank
you
something
that
may
not
be
scented
enough
and
given
all
the
things
that's
happened
in
the
news
in
the
last
couple
weeks.
A
lot
of
folks
have
a
hard
time
of
saying
that,
but
we're
saying
it
today,
because
we
believe
that
we
as
politicians
we
as
fathers
and
mothers
and
aunts
and
uncles,
we
would
not
be
running
towards
the
bullets
we
would
be
trying
to
find
shelter
and
for
all
those
brave
women
and
men
who
were
running
towards
those
bulls.
I
We
say
thank
you,
but
we
also
want
to
make
it
very
clear
that
we
all
have
a
responsibility,
not
just
those
who
are
elected
those
children,
that
we
seen
on
the
television
last
night
be
and
escorted
out
of
those
daycares.
Those
businesses
that
were
lock
down
the
Temple
University
was
on
lockdown.
They
have
families,
they
have
feelings
and
emotions.
They
experience
a
level
of
trauma
that
some
have
never
experienced
before,
but
there
are
so
many
children
in
this
city
who
experience
on
a
daily
basis.
They
didn't
even
blink
yesterday.
I
They
didn't
have
any
emotion
yet
say
because
they
see
it
every
single
day.
That
is
a
problem.
That
is
a
problem
that
has
been
around
for
way
too
long
and
it's
time
that
we
address
it
head-on
and
stop
putting
the
blame
and
places
it
doesn't
belong.
It
is
us
who
need
to
step
up
as
a
community
as
a
city
as
a
state
to
ensure
whatever
is
the
grass
roots
of.
Why
folks
feel
the
need
to
pick
up
an
illegal
firearm?
I
We
have
to
address
that
as
a
youth
growing
up
in
an
urban
setting,
I
can
tell
you
from
my
own
experience.
I
felt
that
way
when
I
was
a
kid
when
I
was
a
teenager,
then
I
dated
a
firearm
to
protect
me
from
my
community.
We
need
to
check
that
we
need
to
go
into
these
schools
and
acts,
questions
of
his
children
feeling
safe
in
their
communities
and
they're.
I
Not
what
can
we
do
and
I
can
assure
you
we
can
make
the
steps
to
a
bandsaw
weapons
and
all
those
other
things,
but
we
have
to
take
a
step
father,
there's
a
plenty
handguns
in
these
streets
as
well.
These
are
these
are
the
number
one
killer
in
this
city
of
Philadelphia
is
by
nine-millimeter.
That
is
still
something
that
we
need
to
be
an
address.
It's
great
that
we
get
assault
weapons
off
the
street,
but
what
are
we
gonna
do
about
the
illegal
handguns
is
on
the
street.
I
I
lost
my
brother
when
he
was
21
years
old
to
a
handgun.
I
lost
plenty
friends
to
a
handgun.
This
is
a
trauma
that's
set
with.
Many
of
us
is
up
here
that
we
deal
with
on
a
daily
basis,
regardless
of
race
of
religion,
age
or
gender.
We
are
all
victims
of
this
trauma.
We
have
to
do
more.
We
have
to
encourage
our
community
to
do
more.
This
is
not
a
one-size-fits-all.
I
We
have
to
listen
to
our
counterparts
who
are
against
us,
making
these
absolute
changes
to
the
law,
because
they
still
believe
in
certain
things
that
they
fundamentally
believe
in
they
were
raised
as
hunters.
They
were
raised
in
the
wild.
They
want
to
be
in
short,
that
their
voices
are
being
hurt.
So
we
have
to
respect
that.
I
A
part
of
that
is
addressing
all
the
quality
of
life
issues
that
we
have
in
a
city
community
in
city
of
Philadelphia
I
read
the
report
on
homicide
from
2016.
The
number
one
reason
why
folks
were
were
dealing
with
homicide
or
shootings
was
over.
An
argument
is
the
number
one
reason
folks
are
drawing
guns
out
and
we're
getting
into
these
confrontations.
Over
a
disagreement,
we
haven't
learned
how
to
deal
civically
with
each
other,
where
it
doesn't
result.
As
someone
losing
life,
I
can
tell
you
from
experience
is
not
fun
to
bury
a
loved
one.
I
It
is
not
fun
to
see
someone
die
at
such
a
young
age.
It's
not
fun
to
attend
a
funeral
of
a
teenager.
There
is
no
reward
there.
We
have
to
do
better.
We
can't
just
talk
about
it
here
at
this
podium.
We
have
to
go
out
in
these
streets
and
we
have
to
make
sure
we
put
the
work
in
and
is
not
just
going
to
happen
with
the
individuals
you
see
up
here.
I
It's
going
to
happen
with
the
community
by
sticking
together
coming
together
and
coming
up
with
a
solution
and
I
want
to
thank
everyone
who
came
out
and
I
want
to
thank
the
city
of
Philadelphia
for
standing
together
on
a
thank
you
mayor,
but
leading
the
charge
and
bringing
us
together.
So
thank
you.
A
C
I
mean
there
are
bills
ready
to
go
and
I
think
there
is
an
appetite,
maybe
finally,
on
the
other
side
to
actually
start
doing
this.
Some
of
these
pushing
some
of
these
bills
forward.
So
those
are
the
two
things
that
I'm
going
to
be
pursuing
and
they
are
not
just
thoughts
and
prayers.
They
are
actually
working
to
get
something
done
to
get
guns
out
of
the
hands
of
people
like
the
guy
who
had
the
gun
last
night.
C
B
So,
just
starting
with
your
first
question,
there
are
a
lot
of
unanswered
questions,
because
that
crime
scene
is
still
fluid
and
that
just
prior
to
me
getting
here,
we
still
were
not
able
to
gain
access,
because
when
you
use
tear
gas,
it
still
remains
inside
for
a
long
time,
and
so
you
know
you
have
to
take
the
necessary
precautions.
So
I
can't
even
tell
you
what
additional
weapons
he
may
have
had
beyond
what
we
know.
We
know
that
he
had
one
handgun,
believe
it
or
not.
B
He
had
in
his
pocket
when
he
came
outside
and
surrendered.
We
know
that
he
had
an
ar-15
which
is
likely
the
weapon
that
he
was
firing
at
the
police.
Repeatedly
I
cannot
tell
you
how
many
times
he
reloaded.
That's
a
question
that
we'll
try
to
figure
out
from
the
ballistic
evidence
out
there
based
on
the
magazine
capacity.
But
those
are
things
that
we
have
been
pinned
down
yet
they're.
B
Still
several
things
about
this
investigation
that
we
have
to
pin
down
that
we'll
be
getting
you
in
short
order,
because
when
you
haven't
finished
a
crime
scene,
you
know
you
have
so
many
missing
elements,
but
as
I
said
that
that
was
that
was
an
incident,
unlike
anything
I've
seen
in
my
30
years
with
that
many
police
officers
were
struck
by
gunfire,
and
fortunately
they're
all,
ok
and
and
even
equally
important.
Those
civilians
were
struck,
including
a
suspect
for
that
matter.
We
we
know
the
second
part
of
your
question
about
solutions,
as
was
stated
previously
there.
B
There
is
no
one
solution.
You
should
hold
your
Police
Department,
accountable
to
some
degree
for
gun
violence.
We
don't
shirk
that
responsibility.
The
only
thing
that
we
differ,
one
relative
to
that
is
when
you
place
the
sole
responsibility
and
it
always
baffles
me
a
little
bit
because
you'll
get
people
who
and
breath
will
say
this
is
clearly
not
a
police
problem
in
the
next
breath.
The
same
people
will
say:
well
what
did
the
police
do
it?
You
know
it's!
B
It's
almost
like
a
default
button
that
people
have
when
we
don't
know
what
to
do
about
a
problem.
This
is
what
we
do,
and
so
that's
nice,
but
it
doesn't
solve
anything.
And
so
obviously
the
problem
is
very
complex,
gun
violence
in
general.
We
see
it
in
big
cities
all
across
the
nation
and
so
I
think
we'd
be
remiss
if
we
resorted
to
just
pinpointing
one
thing:
there's
definitely
not
one
thing:
I
am
a
firm
believer.
As
the
state
rep
said
that
poverty
is
a
big
driver.
B
You
look
at
cities
across
this
country
that
that
are
dealing
with
deep,
concentrated
poverty.
You
see
the
same
thing
play
itself
out
over
over
and
over
again
I'm,
not
trying
to
disparage
those
cities,
I'm
joining
them
and
saying
cities
like
Baltimore
cities
like
Milwaukee
cities.
Like
you
know
many
many
others
I
mean
you
got.
You
got
them
everywhere,
even
in
great
New,
York
City
that
does
a
wonderful
job
got
one
of
the
greatest
departments
in
the
nation.
B
Still
in
Bronx
and
Brooklyn,
they
still
dealing
with
those
issues
relative
to
the
rest
of
their
city,
and
so
all
of
us
have
to
do
this.
We
have
to
work
collectively.
We
also
have
to
not
be
afraid
to
talk
about
other
things
is
one
thing
that
nobody
writes
about.
I've
been
doing
this
and
been
around
a
long
time
I've,
yet
to
see
an
article
about
personal
responsibility.
Yet
yet
I
don't
see
that.
B
So
you
have
to
understand
that
this
this
was
a
dynamic
situation
and
that
their
different
phases
of
the
whole
incident
even
relative
to
the
hostages,
even
relative,
to
the
what
was
at
the
end
of
barricade,
because
they
were
the
hostages
and
we're
all
extracted
I,
don't
want
to
go
into
a
lot
of
detail
about
how
SWAT
was
able
to
get
them
out,
because
some
of
that's
tactical
that
they
may
have
to
use
again.
I
will
tell
you,
though
it
was
just
some
remarkable
police
work.
I
mean
the
strategy
that
they
used.
They
were
very
methodical.
B
It
wasn't
just
one
thing
and
now
we're
gonna
do
what
we
have
to
do
to
get
the
hostages
out.
There
was
a
series
of
things
that
they
they
did
in
order
to
ensure
that
the
scene
was
as
safe
as
possible
for
them
the
hostage
as
well
as
for
the
suspect,
because
when
we
told
him
repeatedly,
we
wanted
him
to
get
out
safely.
We
meant
that
you
know.
Preservation
of
life
is
important
for
all
concerned
and
I
think
we
demonstrated
that
last
night.
B
So
there
are
multiple
aspects
to
this
whole
issue
when,
when
he
was
in
there
alone,
obviously
there's
a
lot
of
talking.
Just
like
it
was
previously
was
a
lot
of
talking
going
on,
while
we
were
extracting
the
hostages.
So
it's
not
one
thing,
but
certainly
he
was
not
willing
to
come
out
for
a
long
long
time
and
he
had
to
be
persuaded
to
do
so.
By
means
that
we
use
that
we
already
spoke
about.
B
Absolutely
unnerving
and
I'll
speak
that
for
me
always
responsible
for
all
these
men
and
women,
and
so
with
that
you
know,
comes
a
degree
of
anxiety
in
a
certain
situation
like
that,
and
this
was
no
different.
When
you
know
you
have
two
police
officers
who
are
trapped
along
with
civilians,
upstairs
with
a
gunman
who
has
already
shown
you
even
while
I
was
present,
that
he
was
willing.
B
What
would
have
been
far
worse
for
us
is
if
we
had
lost
communication
and
didn't
know
whether
they
were
alive,
whether
he
had
him
at
gunpoint,
and
so
that
would
have
forced
an
entirely
different
situation
or
worse.
Yet,
if
we
knew
that
this
individual
decided
to
charge
the
steps
upstairs
to
where
they
were
so
knowing
that
they
were
safe,
they
were
very
calm.
They
were
reassuring.
Knowing
that
you
know
at
different
times
it
was
a
lull
in
the
shooting
and
that
you
know
we
took
advantage
of
that.
B
All
those
things
were
advantageous
to
us
and
we
were
able
to
really
think
it
through
and
wait
it
out
we're
normally
or
under
different
circumstances.
We
wouldn't
have
had
a
choice.
You
know
and
I
will
tell
you
candidly,
and
this
is
an
inert
unnerving
thing
to
say,
but
in
consulting
with
my
experts
early
on
said,
what
are
we
going
to
do?
We've
got
two
officers
trapped.
Upstairs
we've
got
civilians
trapped,
upstairs
he's
just
fired
at
us.
B
What
are
we
gonna
do
and
to
have
one
of
the
more
experienced
supervisors
tell
me
rather
candidly,
while
we
clearly
can
go
inside,
we
are
going
to
come
gunfire.
I
just
had
six
officers
shot.
I
mean
immediately
had
to
reassess
that,
knowing
everything
I
just
told
you
about
the
officers
being
okay,
you
know
and
not
one
to
create
a
more
volatile
situation
than
it
already
was.
So
we
were
blessed
to
have
that
communication.
I
think
that
was
one
of
the
key
things
that
was
that
was
critical
in
our
decision-making.
B
So
what
we're
doing
that's
one
of
the
things
we
are
a
part
of
the
entire
investigation.
We
know
there
was
a
search
warrant
on
that
block
which
led
to
the
other
house
and
we're
just
trying
to
pin
all
that
down.
We
know
there
was
a
possibility
of
some
extra
Junt
circumstances,
but
we'll
have
to
get
back
to
you
on
all
that
again.
This
is
all
dynamic
and
and
an
ongoing,
but
we'll
get
back
to
you
as
we
figure
out
all
it
out.