Milwaukee leaders detail team effort to tackle pandemic of gun violence in city
Milwaukee leaders are joining forces and creating a united front, to address new investments and commitments to stop gun violence.
and last updated 2021-01-15 19:03:24-05
MILWAUKEE â Milwaukee leaders are joining forces and creating a united front to address new investments and commitments to stop gun violence in the city.
Milwaukee is doubling down on the Office of Violence Preventionâs 414 Life Program, which is made up of trained violence interrupters who are on-call 24/7. They respond to and try to stop potentially violent situations from escalating.
On Friday, we tagged along with a group of them. Every day they are out in neighborhoods disproportionately affected by violence, unemployment, food insecurity and COVID-19.
Teenâs murder reignites Milwaukeeâs efforts on breaking cycles of violence
The candles lining the sidewalk outside of 13-year-old Nevaeha Wareâs home is an all too familiar ritual for her family. Her death is the second in their family in just over three years due to gun violence.
and last updated 2021-01-12 19:32:15-05
MILWAUKEE â Candles line the sidewalk outside of 13-year-old Nevaeha Wareâs home.
Itâs an all too familiar ritual for her family. Just over three years ago, they did the same thing for her older brother who was also gunned down.
âThe parents are not doing well,â Rosalind Henning, Wareâs great aunt said.
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