The Why: Philly Explained

After Philly police standoff, an uncommon fix for a sadly common problem


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Almost three months after the nearly eight-hour police standoff in North Philly, which saw six officers shot, but no one killed, the city took the unprecedented step to repair homes on the block that were damaged by bullets — for free. Layla A. Jones, reporter for WHYY’s Billy Penn, explains why Philadelphia went to such lengths to patch things up in a city wracked by gun violence.

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The Why: Philly ExplainedBy WHYY

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