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Community members gather seek solutions to recent gun violence
Community members gather to seek solutions to recent gun violence
and last updated 2021-07-10 23:13:02-04
CINCINNATI â Following the deadly Fourth of July shooting that claimed two lives and wounded three others at Smale Park, community leaders continue to gather to seek ways to reduce gun violence in Cincinnati.
Many activists at Saturday s event in Roselawn agreed the key is tied to the city s youth. We could spend a whole day and people say oh this is what we do and this is what my group does, said Damon Lynch, pastor of New Prospect Baptist Church. But unless we do it together, it s not enough.
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Community leaders say stop-and-frisk policy won t work to curb violence in Cincinnati
In the wake of a violent summer in Cincinnati, Hamilton County Prosecutor Joe Deters said heâs focused on getting guns off the streets â even if it means temporarily detaining someone using the stop and frisk method. Local leaders said it will damage police and community relations.
and last updated 2021-07-07 23:44:13-04
CINCINNATI â In the wake of a violent summer in Cincinnati that saw several instances of teens or young children being shot and killed, Hamilton County Prosecutor Joe Deters said heâs focused on getting guns off the streets â even if it means temporarily detaining someone using a stop-and-frisk method.
Communities tired of shootings, but ultimately underfunded
Communities tired of shootings, but ultimately underfunded
and last updated 2021-07-06 09:27:15-04
CINCINNATI â Despite Cincinnati Police Chief Eliot Isaac s call to communities to step up in stopping violence among Cincinnati youth, community leaders said programs and positions to provide that support are underfunded.
After five people were shot, two fatally, Sunday night in Smale Park, community leaders have worked to come together, but they warn that solutions take time. There has to be a solution other than police just managing this, Isaac said during a press conference Monday afternoon. We donât want to overpolice, and we donât want to underpolice. We have to find the correct balance.