Becca Costello
/ WVXU
Westside residents had a clear message for Cincinnati council members Monday night: they're tired of meetings about violent crime and ready for action. Nearly a hundred people attended a special session of the Neighborhoods Committee in East Westwood.
Aurelia Persley says she doesn't feel safe with her two kids in East Westwood, and she worries about being the next target of gun violence.
"I could step out my door and somebody could be shooting right there next to me," Persley said. "I don’t want that every time I step outside. I don't want anybody to have to go through that every time they step outside or go somewhere and have to get shot or killed because they're just stepping outside the door."