At the center was LaTayna Black. Her daughter, Nia "Brooklyn" Black was shot and killed outside of the Lamplighter Lounge after a large fight broke out in the parking lot .
Violence against innocents in Minneapolis Three children have been shot in three weeks, and one has now died. It s time for a three-step approach to put the city on a better path.
By Cam Winton Text size Copy shortlink:
Criminals in Minneapolis are now routinely shooting children. Ladavionne Garrett Jr. is 10 years old and was shot on April 30. Trinity Ottoson-Smith is 9 and was shot on May 15. Aniya Allen was 6, was shot on Monday, and died of her injuries on Wednesday.
The response so far from the city s political leadership? Old wine in new bottles. Hold news conferences, wring hands, emote. But when three of our city s children are gunned down in the street in three weeks, the time for useless half-measures is over.