Amid recent violence, community leaders say solutions to cur

Amid recent violence, community leaders say solutions to curb it should come from within


Amid recent violence, community leaders say solutions to curb it should come from within
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Updated: 6:25 PM EST Feb 19, 2021
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Updated: 6:25 PM EST Feb 19, 2021
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STARTS IN THE COMMUNITY. REPORTER: CRIME SCENE TAPE STI REMAINS HERE AT EAST WHEATMORE DRIVE WHERE OFFICIALS SAY A 28-YEAR-OLD MAN WAS SHOT JUST LAST NIGHT. THEY SAY HE LATER DIED AT A HOSPITAL. >> THE TRAUMA IS HORRIFIC. I DON’T KNOW ANY OTHER WORD TO TRY TO DESCRIBE IT. REPORTER: THIS MEDICAL EQUIPMENT LEFT ON THE GROUND IN THE JACOBS NEIGHBORHOOD GIVES A GLIMPSE INTO THE EFFORTS TAKEN TO TRY AND SAVE THE LIFE OF MAN SHOT HERE EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. >> AS OF THE LATEST HOMICIDE, IT’S OBVIOUS THAT WE’RE ON THIS TREND OF YOUNG PEOPLE CONSTANTLY BEING IMPACTED BY THE SHOOTINGS. REPORTER: THROUGH HIS NON-PROFIT GAME CHANGERS, CHRISTOPHER 2X HELPS SUPPORT LOCAL FAMILIES AFFECTED BY GUN VIOLENCE. LATELY, HE SAYS WHAT HE’S SEEN ISN’T ONLY TARGETED VIOLENCE, BUT INNOCENT LIVES BEING TAKEN. >> STRAY BULLETS GOING THROUGH -- KIDDING -- HITTING HOUSES. REPORTER: IT WAS A STRAY BULLET THAT KILLED 74-YEAR-OLD HERBERT DANIELS ON JANUARY 21, AND TWO WEEKS LATER, A FATHER AND HIS TWO DAUGHTERS WERE SHOT. THE YOUNGEST GIRL, WHO IS JUST 8-YEARS-OLD, WAS THE ONLY SURVIVOR. 2X SAYS THE DEADLY VIOLENCE IS DESTROYING COMMUNITIES. >> THE WHOLE IDEA OF THE SANCTITY OF HUMAN LIFE IS BEING TOTALLY DISRESPECTED BY THIS KIND OF LEVEL OF VIOLENCE AND THE WAY IT IMPACTS KIDS AND FAMILIES IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS. REPORTER: LMPD HAS INVESTIGATED 28 CRIMINAL HOMICIDES IN THE METRO SO FAR THIS YEAR. DR. EDDIE WOODS WITH COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION NO MORE RED DOTS IS WORKING OVERTIME TO INTERVENE BEFORE A MURDER HAPPENS. >> UNDERSTAND, A LOT OF THEM ARE NOT BAD PEOPLE AS SUCH, BUT THEY’RE MAKING SOME HORRIBLE, HORRIBLE CHOICES. REPORTER: BUT 2X AND WOODS BOTH SAY THE HEALING NEEDS TO START FROM WITHIN. >> THIS IS OUR CITY. THIS IS NOT SOMEBODY ELSE’S TOWN THAT YOU’RE TURNING UP OR YOU ARE TEARING APART. THERE HAS

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