1:11
Citizens from the neighborhood and beyond spoke on the impact gun violence has had on their lives, many having lost loved ones over the years in Cincinnati, including their own children. Pastor Peterson Mingo lived through the death of multiple brothers in his youth. As I look around, I see people who have every reason in the world to be concerned and basically want to see some things done to ensure that our children, Amen, don t just end up on billboards as a number and a picture, Mingo said.
Boxing trainer Dione Walker says Black youth need to see the value in themselves to combat gun violence and discussed from his perspective how Black people and white people handle disagreements.
Experts: To end Cincinnati s battle with gun violence, we need to do more than make arrests
Hamilton County Prosecutor Joe Deters is at war. Neither he nor his assistant prosecutors plan to offer plea deals to people accused of gun crimes in the wake of the July 4 shooting that killed 16-year-old Milo Watson and 19-year-old Dexter Wright in the middle of a crowded Smale Park. Mayor John Cranley is, too. The city of Cincinnati is partnering with the Department of Justice in a new effort to bring federal charges against people who illegally possess firearms. But community leaders and criminal justice experts said it doesnât help to block off only one end of a pipeline. If politicians and police want a less violent city, their drive to charge and jail offenders should move in lockstep with efforts to scrub out the conditions that create crime: Poverty, desperation and inequality.
Added foot, bike patrols hit Cincinnati streets
Many walked; some biked. Chief Eliot Isaac said he hopes having more officers out in the community will calm Cincinnatiansâ nerves and discourage crime after a deadly July 4 shooting in Smale Park.
and last updated 2021-07-10 06:22:46-04
CINCINNATI â Twenty additional police officers went on patrol across the city Friday night. Many walked; some biked. Chief Eliot Isaac said he hopes having more officers out in the community will calm Cincinnatiansâ nerves and discourage crime after a deadly July 4 shooting in Smale Park.
âGood idea,â said Ingrid Robinson, who went for a walk in the park Friday with her great-nieces and nephew. âAnd I think it keeps some of the, excuse my language, riff-raff away, the trouble makers. They need that down here.
What makes that park so much more important? : Critics respond to city s plans for safer Smale Park
New safety measures are in place in Smale Park after a deadly shooting at Cincinnatiâs Fourth of July celebration â but not everyone is pleased with the response.
and last updated 2021-07-07 20:30:15-04
CINCINNATI â New safety measures are in place in Smale Park after a deadly shooting at Cincinnatiâs Fourth of July celebration â but not everyone is pleased with the response.
Police said 16-year-old Milo Watson and 19-year-old Dexter Wright, Jr. died after they shot at each other around 10:48 p.m. Sunday. Investigators said three other teenagers were injured during the shooting.
Cincinnati s gun crime task force finding more illegal guns in young hands
The Cincinnati Police Department s gun crime task force has recovered about 240 illegal guns since the start of 2021. More and more, Lt. Eric Vogelpohl said, the guns are found in the hands of children.
and last updated 2021-07-07 20:39:29-04
Hamilton County Prosecutor Joe Detersâ self-described âwarâ on illegal guns will be fought in the courtroom, where Deters and his assistant prosecutors no longer plan to offer plea bargains to people charged with gun crimes.
Lt. Eric Vogelpohl fights on a different front: Cincinnati streets. Vogelpohl leads the Cincinnati Police Departmentâs gun crime task force, which tracks and recovers illegal guns. Itâs a busy job, he said Wednesday.