‘They want it to stop’: Roanoke RESET team visits areas impacted by recent gun violence
The group was near Williamson Road on Wednesday
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New efforts to combat crime in Roanoke
ROANOKE, Va – As acts of gun violence increase daily nationwide, organizers in the Star City are hoping to bring peace to people who live near recent shooting sites.
Roanoke City Police responded to at least four shootings in the last week.
One happened Tuesday morning at Hunt Manor Apartments and resulted in one person being sent to the hospital. The incident came after two separate shootings that happened over the weekend on Williamson Road and Glenn Ridge Road.
Roanoke hoping to RESET recent violence with new engagement team
RESET stands for Rapid Engagement of Support in the Event of Trauma
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Volunteers work to combat violence in Roanoke
ROANOKE, Va. – A team of volunteers working to combat violence in Roanoke say there isn’t just one solution. The RESET team is comprised of former police officers, mental health professionals, doctors, and business owners formulating the different solutions to the violence problem.
“A lot of them are overwhelmed. A lot of them are scared.”
Decca Knight, RESET team
RESET stands for Rapid Engagement of Support in the Event of Trauma. The group of volunteers was organized in Fall 2020 after the Roanoke Police Department received a grant to hire Lloyd Merchant as coordinator.
From Mayor Sherman Lea, the Roanoke City Council, and the Gun Violence Prevention Commission
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This past Monday, our City experienced several acts of gun violence that have left us saddened and grieving. Three youth were injured, in two separate incidents, and one youth died from the injuries. Since the beginning of the year, our City has experienced four deaths and seventeen injuries as a result of gunfire. Every one of these incidents represents a person, with a name, a family, and neighbors. The layers of loss and grief are deep. We are all experiencing the effects of trauma. Every one of these incidents also creates a tear in the fabric of our community life that we must work together to mend, heal and prevent from happening again.