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A young life cut short. A parent s worst nightmare. Families torn apart.
It s a scenario that played out again and again in the Wilmington area in 2020. With 22 homicides last year, the most in recent memory, violent deaths in New Hanover County have been trending in the wrong direction. Half of those killed last year were 35 or younger, and 18 of the 22 victims died after being shot. These statistics, of course, don t count those who were shot and survived.
Now, a locally made short film designed to get area youth to think before they act is trying to reverse that trend. Stop the Killing from Wilmington filmmakers Nakia Hamilton and Jay James produced in association with the Wilmington Police Department, New Hanover Regional Medical Center, New Hanover County Schools and other area groups was posted to YouTube on New Year s Eve.