CNN Erin Burnett OutFront September 1, 2015 23:51:00
In the nation's capital, homicides are up 43%. an 18-year police veteran blames it on too many kids with too many guns with too little hope. >> youth that just don't know how to handle aggression. >> reporter: but could something else be to blame? some suggest police have become less aggressive and less visible in high-crime areas in the aftermath of public outrage following the deaths of michael brown and freddie gray, noting cities near or where those incidents happened have seen a huge jump in homicide rates from last year. ferguson's neighbor, st. louis, is seeing homicides up nearly 58%. ...