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Council passes reforms to Philly’s privatized eviction system. But Mayor Parker isn’t on board.

Last year in Philadelphia there were three shootings during evictions by landlord-tenant officers

Angel Davis is hugged by State Rep. Tarik Kahn as attorney Bethany Nikitenko looks on after a July 25, 2023, news conference. The law firm of Feldman Shepherd Wohlgelernter Tanner Weinstock Dodig LLP has filed a lawsuit on behalf of Davis, who was shot in the head on March 29, 2023, by a private security contractor during an eviction from her apartment in Philadelphia’s Sharswood neighborhood.
Angel Davis is hugged by State Rep. Tarik Kahn as attorney Bethany Nikitenko looks on after a July 25, 2023, news conference. The law firm of Feldman Shepherd Wohlgelernter Tanner Weinstock Dodig LLP has filed a lawsuit on behalf of Davis, who was shot in the head on March 29, 2023, by a private security contractor during an eviction from her apartment in Philadelphia’s Sharswood neighborhood.Read moreCharles Fox / Staff Photographer