Philadelphia police deploy additional officers to streets to crackdown on gun violence

Name: Philadelphia police deploy additional officers to streets to crackdown on gun violence
Uploaded: 2019-05-28T21:00:00+00:00
Duration: 2 min 27 s
Description: With summertime just ahead, Philadelphia's police commissioner says the department is bracing for the usual spike in violent crime. As the summer of 2019 kicks off, Philadelphia is already on a murderous trend: 131 killings this year-to-date, which is the most since 2012.

With summertime just ahead, Philadelphia's police commissioner says the department is bracing for the usual spike in violent crime. As the summer of 2019 kicks off, Philadelphia is already on a murderous trend: 131 killings this year-to-date, which is the most since 2012.

Posted May 28, 2019 5:45pm EDT