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Black leaders call for more anti-violence aid after killings By DAVE COLLINSApril 14, 2021 GMT HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Black lawmakers and community group leaders called Wednesday for more federal and state aid for chronically underfunded anti-violence programs in Connecticut’s cities, following the killings of a 3-year-old boy and a teenager in Hartford last weekend. Gathered outside the state Capitol, members of the legislature’s Black and Puerto Rican Caucus said during a news conferenc...

Chief Medical Examiner James Gill testified that homicides jumped 30% in 2020 when compared to 2019.  “I’m asking government to move out of the way and allow these people to collectively to do the work that needs to be done,” Sen. Marilyn Moore (D-Bridgeport) said.  Moore said she wants to see the money go to community nonprofits and not the police or government agencies.  “What we are seeing in our cities is a slow banal, mass killing and this state is doing almost nothing about it,...

With CT reeling from gun deaths, lawmakers push for violence-prevention funding Julia Bergman FacebookTwitterEmail A man lights candles at a vigil for Randell Jones on Monday, April 12, 2021 in Hartford. Police said Randell Jones, 3, was riding in a car with his mother, other relatives and a man when another vehicle pulled along side them and someone opened fire on Saturday. Randell died in the shooting, which appeared to have targeted the man in the car, police said.Brad Horrigan/AP With the s...

Black leaders call for more anti-violence aid after killings Solmary Cruz, mother of 3-year-old Randell Jones, left, mourns with family friend Jenzalee Quiroz, 17, at a candlelight vigil on Monday, April 12, 2021 in Hartford. Police said Randell Jones, 3, was riding in a car with his mother, other relatives and a man when another vehicle pulled along side them and someone opened fire on Saturday. Randell died in the shooting, which appeared to have targeted the man in the car, police said. (Br...

“Do you really think that these children who have been exposed to this violence believe that there is a future for them?” asked Sen. Marilyn Moore, D-Bridgeport. Days after a 3-year-old child and a 16-year-old boy were killed in separate shootings in Hartford, Sens. Marilyn Moore, Gary Winfield and Doug McCrory demanded Wednesday that the state fund community programs that stop cycles of violence and trauma in Connecticut’s cities. “What we are seeing in our cities is a slow, banal mass...

Police: Fatal shootings of toddler, teen appear related April 12, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Police in Connecticuts capital city believe separate shootings over the weekend that killed a 3-year-old boy and a 16-year-old boy were related. Hartford Police Chief Jason Thody said Monday that investigators have found connections between the shootings, which happened about two hours apart on Saturday afternoon in the citys North End. He did not provide details on the connectio...

New Haven students vow to work against rising violence Photo: Peter Hvizdak / Hearst Connecticut Media file NEW HAVEN — Forgiveness. Empowerment. Empathy. These principles, city students hope, will give them a path forward in a violent time. A group of New Haven students have created a resolution for peace coming together in “acknowledgment of the rise in violence that is happening in 2021,” to pledge to do what they can to address it. “... The students of New Haven resolved to learn to...

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As a breaking news reporter, I primarily cover crime and courts in southeastern Connecticut, but I also report on politics, health care and social justice issues. In addition to my beat, I am the cohost of the investigative true crime podcast Looking for the Todt Family. I am passionate about in-depth crime coverage and believe in the power of investigative journalism. I am a Connecticut native who returned to my home state to join the team at The Day. Taylor Hartz As a breaking news reporter...

Tired of burying my friends: Young people rally against violence in New Haven FacebookTwitterEmail 1of11 Members of Ice the Beef, a youth organization working against gun violence, and community members came together for a rally on Stevens Street Dec. 23, 2020, days after a 14-year-old boy and 16-year-old girl were wounded while walking there. Here, Assistant Police Chief Karl Jacobson speaks.Ben Lambert / Hearst Connecticut Media /Show MoreShow Less 2of11 Members of Ice the Beef, a youth organ...