Since the GunCrisis Reporting Project started offering a free breaking news text alert service several months ago, we have sent less than one alert every three days, on average. Please let us know if you would like more information via alerts or fewer interruptions.
Philadelphia Police motorcycles escort an ambulance transporting the body of Police Officer Moses Walker, who was shot to death last month. Photo by Tom Kelly IV.
We have included alerts for only a small number of national events, such as the Empire State Building shootings and the Wisconsin Sikh temple incident. Should we include more or less national news, or should we have separate services for local and national incidents?
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Here is the rundown of text alerts sent so far:
- Two teens, ages 14 & 17, have been reported shot on the subway near Temple University in North Philadelphia. http://guncrisis.org/ 3 days ago
- The University of Texas at Austin orders campus evacuated: http://www.utexas.edu/emergency/ 1 week ago
- Officials confirm shooting death of police officer in Plymouth Township, PA. Suspect is also dead. 1 week ago
- Police officer shot in Plymouth Township, PA http://guncrisis.org/ 1 week ago
- Philadelphia Police officer shot in vest, stable at Hahnemann Hospital. Suspect wounded; rushed to Temple University Hospital. http://guncrisis.org 2 weeks ago
- Four dead, six wounded by gunfire this weekend in Philadelphia – http://guncrisis.org 2 weeks ago
- Off-campus overnight shooting leaves Temple University student in the hospital. 3 weeks ago
- Three people were killed and three more wounded early this morning at a Houston night club. http://guncrisis.org 3 weeks ago
- Reports of up to eight people shot outside the Empire State Building in NYC. http://guncrisis.org 4 weeks ago
- Philadelphia Police officer shot and killed after leaving work this morning in North Philadelphia. 1 month ago
- Update on shooting near Texas A&M campus: Two dead, two wounded, two more w/minor injures. Gunman wounded and captured; situation under control. 1 month ago
- From news reports, multiple people shot near Texas A&M today; shooter in custody. 1 month ago
- Update: Police report seven dead and two wounded in multiple shooting at Sikh Temple in Wisconsin – http://guncrisis.org/ 2 months ago
- Breaking: Mass shooting reported at Sikh Temple in Wisconsin. More info at http://guncrisis.org 2 months ago
- 11-year-old and 17-year-old shot to death on Westbury Drive in the Overbrook section of Philadelphia tonight. 2 months ago
- Eight people wounded by gunfire in 90-minutes span overnight in Philadelphia; including single, triple and quadruple shooting scenes.
- One-year-old escapes injury as man is shot repeatedly inside same car in North Philadelphia Wednesday morning. 2 months ago
- Sources: Man and two-year-old baby wounded in North Philadelphia shooting. 2 months ago
- Earlier this morning: Police shot and wounded a man who was reported to have been firing a gun at pedestrians across the street from Philadelphia City Hall. 3 months ago
- Person shot at Philly 4th of July celebration on Ben Franklin Parkway. Suspect also shot, possibly by police. 3 months ago
- Triple shooting in Southwest Philadelphia brings total victims to at least 17 in last 24 hours. 3 months ago
- New quadruple shooting reported this hour in Olney section of Philadlephia; city’s second quadruple in under 24 hours. More info later at http://guncrisis.org 3 months ago
- At least four dead; more wounded overnight in Philadelphia. More info at http://guncrisis.org 3 months ago
- Three-year-old girl wounded in crossfire in West Oak Lane, 20th Street & 66th Ave. 7:30 p.m. 3 months ago
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