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Derek Chauvin guilty: Former officer s conviction creates renewed push on police reform
There have been efforts to improve transparency in Buffalo, but there has been pushback from the police union. Community advocates have said progress has been slow. Author: Jeff Preval Updated: 7:17 PM EDT April 21, 2021
BUFFALO, N.Y. With Derek Chauvin s conviction, there is a renewed push to address police-community relations and make reforms nationally and here at home. We ve done nothing to change the way policing works, we have not done anything to deter the way police operate, said De Jon Hall, a community activist.
Even with Chauvin s conviction, he and many community leaders say both nationally and locally a lot more work needs to be done to address police-community relations.
Police: 20 people dead from gun violence in Buffalo this year
Police: 20 people dead from gun violence in Buffalo this year.
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BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) â Police in Buffalo are seeing a disturbing spike in gun violence.
Numbers provided to 7 Eyewitness News from the Buffalo Police Department show 72 people have been shot so far this year in the Queen City. Of those shot, 20 have died.
Thatâs significantly higher than last year, when, during the entire year 36 people were shot, and 10 died.
âWeâre not being protected here in this community. Thereâs only so much anti-violence groups can do,â said Pastor James Giles of the Buffalo Peacemakers. âWe have far too many weapons on our city streets.â