Louisville activist, health leaders discuss impact of gun violence on children in new series
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Updated: 7:05 PM EDT Jun 29, 2021
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Updated: 7:05 PM EDT Jun 29, 2021
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HEAL ALMOST COUNTLESS SCENES LIKE THIS. LEAD TO SCENES LIKE THIS. WELCOMEO T OUR FIRST FUTURE HEALERS COMMUNITY CONVERSATION CHRISTOPHER 2X A LOUISVILLE JUSTICE ADVOCATE. SAT DOWN WITH U OF L TRAUMA SURGEON, DR. KEITH MILLER. THEY OPENED A COMMUNITY CONVERSATION ABOUT THE TRAUMA OF GUN VIOLENCE THIS RECKLESS GUNPLAY, ESPECIALLY AS IT AFFECTS CHILDREN AND FAMILIES. IS A PART OF A PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS, WE LOSE MORE YEARS OF POTENTIAL LIFE. TO GUN VIOLENCE IN LOUISVILLE, THEN WE DID COVID-19 POLICE. SAY A 13 YEAR OLD GIRL. WAS SHOT HERE AT BOONE SARQUE PARK AND JUST TWO DAYS LATER POLICE. SAY A 12 YEAR OLD BOYAS W SHOT HERE AT THE DUNWOODY COURT APARTMENTS IN OKOLONA POLICE SAY NEITRHE OF THESE SHOOTINGS CAUSED LIFE-THREATENING INJURIES. BUT CHRIS 2X SAYS THEY DO THREATEN. THESE CHILDREN’S LIVELIHOODS GREAT BULLETS COMING INTO THE HOUSE WHERE THEY GET UNDER THE BED GET OUT OF THE WINDOW. YOU DON’T FEEL SAFE BEING IN THE WINDOW ANYMORE AND THIS AFFECT CHILDREN THE IMPACT OF THESE INJURIES. IT’S HARD TO MEASURE THAT PIECE OF IT LMPD DATA SHOWS KIDS AGES 11 TO 17 MAKE UP NEARLY 15% OF NON-FATAL SHOOTING VICTIMS. THAT’S NOT COUNTING SECOND-HAND TRAUMA VICTIMS EITHER CHRISTOPHER 2X SAYS PARENTS NEED TO TKAL ABOUTUN G VIOLENCE LIKE ANY OTHER DANGERS WHEN YOU SEE THAT IT’S JUST LIKE A FIRE YOU DON’T WANT TO TESTIFY YOU DON’T WANT TO TOUCH ANYTHING CONNECTED TO THIS KIND OF MEAN OF LIVES AND TAKING LIVES AND CHRIS 2X HOPES ADDRESSING THE ISSUE SHOWS CHILDREN HOW TO COPE WITH THE TRAUMA IF WE DON’T DEAL WITH THEM IN THEIR GRIEF, I GUARANTEE YOU UNFORTUNATELY ANOTHER SHOOTING IS GOING TO OCCUR TO A RETALIATORY SHOOTING SITUATION BY STARTING THE CONVERSATION HERE. THEY HOPE TO KEEP CHILD