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A little boy was tragically killed and a man was arrested in a shooting police say could have been prevented.
MILWAUKEE - A little boy was tragically killed after a loaded gun was left within reach; one man has been arrested. The accident happened Saturday night, May 8. Now his family s grief is being felt throughout the community as city leaders continue their work to prevent similar incidents from happening. This is becoming the new norm and it shouldn’t be, said Travis Landry, regional vice president of WestCare.
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Minneapolis leaders air frustrations over recent crime, residents just want action
By Hannah Flood and FOX 9 Staff
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MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - With violence in Minneapolis on the rise, more and more people are shouting with frustration that it has to stop. Now, a war of words has unfolded between Ward 4 Councilmember Phillipe Cunningham and Mayor Jacob Frey.
Cunningham posted a letter to the mayor on his Facebook page, laying blame on the mayor for not having a plan to stop the violence. The letter reads in part, I cannot try to solve this gun violence all by myself. We cannot wait until we have 600 more officers or even just the 200 who have left since last year before something is done. Why are Black lives in north Minneapolis not being prioritized urgently?
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Chief Inspector Frank Vanore lays out the details of a violent weekend in Philadelphia. Twenty-five people were shot in 14 separate incidents. Seven of the victims died. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
It was a deadly weekend in Philadelphia. Between Saturday morning and midnight on Sunday, 25 people were shot in the city and seven were killed.
Police say they still don’t have suspects in most of the 14 separate shootings.
The motives for and circumstances of the shootings varied, and the people who were shot all but three of whom were men ranged in age from 17 to 64. But Homicide Captain Jason Smith says it’s reasonable to assume at least some of the incidents were retribution for previous shootings.
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