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A police officer holds a firearm as community members gather on June 6 in Minneapolis, for Winston Boogie Smith Jr., who was fatally shot by members of a U.S. Marshals task force several days earlier. (Christian Monterrosa/AP Photo) The homicide rate in some large cities rose by 30% last year. The violence shows no signs of slowing down. We take a look at what s behind the sudden spike, and solutions that could reverse the trend. Guests Patrick Sharkey, professor of sociology and public affairs at Princeton University. Founder of AmericanViolence.org. Author of Uneasy Peace. Eddie Bocanegra, senior director of the Rapid Employment and Development Initiative (READI) Chicago at the Heartland Alliance. (@heartlandhelps)

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