Living with gun violence as shootings across US continue to rise

ABC News has taken an in-depth look at the gun violence problem in the U.S.

In Philadelphia, there were 1,500 people shot through October this year, with nearly 400 people killed, according to the Gun Violence Archive.

At numerous schools in Philadelphia, students district wide are worried about going to school.

"The environment is a hostile environment," Joshua Corneilius, a 17-year-old senior at a north Philadelphia school, told ABC News. "It's a real war zone."

"American Epidemic: One Nation Under Fire" is on ABC News Live TONIGHT at 8:30 p.m. ET, and will be available on Hulu.