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New commanding officer of PPD homicide unit focused on solving murders, supervision

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PHILADELPHIA - As of March 28, there have been just over 100 homicides in Philadelphia.Technically, that number is down from this time last year.

But, following the disturbingly high trend the city has seen in recent years, the goal of the Philadelphia Police Department’s Homicide Unit is to bring closure in as many of those cases as possible.The new Commanding Officer of the unit talked about how they are solving cases.15-year-old Devin Weedon is the latest child to become a victim of the senseless, surging gun violence in the city of Philadelphia.

He was killed while simply walking to his high school on Tuesday morning.Like every murder in the city, Weedon’s case file will carefully pass through Staff Inspector Ernest Ransom’s desk, he says.

As of late January, he’s the commanding officer of the Homicide Unit—arguably one of the most challenging leadership roles for the department.RELATED COVERAGE: "It’s very disheartening, a child going to school should be able to get their education without the fear of being harmed," he says.While Staff Inspector Ransom has 28 years with PPD, his path to homicide isn’t exactly traditional; he went from the 35th District, to East Detectives, Internal Affairs and most recently, Police Radio."It’s a big transition.

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