# Healing from Gun Violence: A Conversation With Mary Felder

Philadelphia Neighborhoods reporter Laila Page sits down for a conversation with Philadelphia resident and retired grandmother, Mary Felder, whose life was forever changed after the passing of her youngest son, Gregory M Dennis Felder. He was killed last year due to gun violence at the age of 33.

While [Philadelphia experiences a historic decline in homicide and murder rates](https://whyy.org/articles/violent-crime-philadelphia-falls-2024-larry-krasner/), the trauma of gun violence continues to mark the everyday lives of residents in the city.

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