Top Nutter administration officials held a City Hall press conference today to highlight the city's "collaborative approach" to fighting crime, which has decreased dramatically in the first half of the year in several key areas.
He said addressing black-on-black violence has to be a priority for the city and the country.
Also at the event were city officials for education, public safety, human services, the Police Department. City Councilman Curtis Jones Jr. also spoke.
Mayor Nutter, who has no scheduled public appearances this week, was not at the event. Nutter spokesman Mark McDonald said the mayor has been "with his family" recently.
McDonald declined to say whether the mayor was out of town on vacation. He said city officials can reach him on his Blackberry.