PHILADELPHIA (May 9, 2023) – District Attorney Larry Krasner issued the following statement on the search for Ameen Hurst and Nasir Grant, whose escape from the Philadelphia Industrial Correctional Center on Sunday was announced by the Department of Prisons on Monday, May 8th: “The DA’s...
PHILADELPHIA (May 2, 2023) — District Attorney Larry Krasner and members of the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office Gun Violence Task Force (GVTF) announced today at Bible Way Baptist Church the arrests of four suspects for their roles in various shootings, two of which were fatal, that...
PHILADELPHIA (May 1, 2023) — District Attorney Larry Krasner and members of the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office Homicide and Non-Fatal Shooting Unit announced the conviction and sentencing of Tahmir Banks (DOB 4/8/1999) for fatally shooting 41-year-old Nicholas Troxell on...
PHILADELPHIA (April 24, 2023) — As National Crime Victim’s Rights Week commences, District Attorney Larry Krasner and members of the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office Homicide and Non-Fatal Shooting Unit announce that a Philadelphia jury has convicted Lamar Wilson (DOB 12/15/80)...
PHILADELPHIA (April 18, 2023) — District Attorney Larry Krasner joined the Lancaster Avenue 21st Century Business Association (LA 21) and members of the Philadelphia Community Outreach Corporation (PCOC) today at a West Philadelphia business to highlight the collaborative work being done to...
PHILADELPHIA (April 10, 2023) — District Attorney Larry Krasner and additional law enforcement officials convened at Holy Nation Baptist Church to request the public’s help in locating nine fugitives wanted for homicides committed in North Philadelphia and Brewerytown since 2018....
PHILADELPHIA (April 3, 2023) — District Attorney Larry Krasner and the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office Community Engagement team today announced $282,775 in violence prevention grant awards to 12 community-based organizations that work to address the root causes of violence through a...
PHILADELPHIA (March 30, 2023) – A new report on girls who were arrested and brought into the control of the Philadelphia juvenile justice system exposes glaring gaps in care and interventions to support girls, especially those facing interpersonal challenges at home and in school. The report...
PHILADELPHIA (March 27, 2023) — District Attorney Larry Krasner and members of the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office Homicide and Non-Fatal Shooting Unit today announced the conviction and sentencing of Quashaad James (DOB 9/16/1995) of Levittown, PA, for the shooting and wounding of a...
PHILADELPHIA (March 21, 2023) — District Attorney Larry Krasner and community leaders gathered at the Church of Christian Compassion to ask for the public’s help in locating 10 fugitives wanted for homicides committed in Philadelphia since 2019. Members of the public with information...