Chris Palmer

Police are on pace to make 3,000 arrests this year for carrying a gun illegally, a record, but the people charged are less likely to be convicted.

A virtual hearing, featuring testimony from Commissioner Danielle Outlaw and District Attorney Larry Krasner, came after another grim night of gunfire in the city.

Jarell Jackson and Shahjahan McCaskill were killed over a feud they weren't even involved in. It reflects a trend of shootings being fueled by — and increasingly chronicled on — social media.

The charges were announced after police responded to two more shootings of teens overnight.

Chief Defender Keir Bradford-Grey wrote that her staff was also “evaluating the potential for curtailing additional areas of our practice” if the vaccine requirements are not changed.

“This is despicable," one lawyer said. "The mayor should be ashamed of himself. The health commissioner should be ashamed of himself.”

Embaba Mengesteabe, a 15-year-old sophomore at Motivation High School, "was not the kind of person who would quit," said Vibha Bhatnagar, her science teacher. "She was very hardworking."

Prosecutors said the violence was part of an ongoing feud between neighborhood groups and was fueled by social media.

Mayor Jim Kenney was joined by city officials, legislators, and law enforcement officials in calling for more regulation of firearms.

Jaleel Uqdah will face charges including rape, aggravated assault, and robbery, according to police.