Residents Are Tired Of Meetings About Gun Violence — They Want Action wvxu.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from wvxu.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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Westside residents had a clear message for Cincinnati council members Monday night: they re tired of meetings about violent crime and ready for action. Nearly a hundred people attended a special session of the Neighborhoods Committee in East Westwood.
Aurelia Persley says she doesn t feel safe with her two kids in East Westwood, and she worries about being the next target of gun violence. I could step out my door and somebody could be shooting right there next to me, Persley said. I don’t want that every time I step outside. I don t want anybody to have to go through that every time they step outside or go somewhere and have to get shot or killed because they re just stepping outside the door.
Updated: 11:39 AM CDT Apr 22, 2021 Dan Griffin Reporter A family is broken after a 13-year-old girl was stabbed to death in Cincinnati, Ohio.The teen s father said the pain is immeasurable and described her as the glue that held them all together.Investigators said the teen was taken to Cincinnati Children s Hospital where she died after the stabbing Monday night. I held her. I watched her as she died. I watched her, you know. All I could do was just hold her, hold her, Maurice Jackson said.Devastation, heartache and loss are all emotions that Jackson, Nyaira Givens father, is feeling after her sudden death. I tried. I tried to stop the bleeding, Jackson said. Cincinnati police said Givens was stabbed to death by another 13-year-old girl during a fight near the family s home.Prayers on Tuesday evening helped ease the heartache, but just barely. Just tried my best to protect her and be the father I could be, you know? I guess I didn t pay attention t