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To do. >> reporter: both town halls and community events this weekend erupted in anger over alleged racism in the south bend police department. >> what are we going to do about it? >> what y'all going to do? >> reporter: the recent death of eric logan at the hands of a white police officer highlights a long-standing problem mayor buttigieg admitted he has not been able to solve. we caught up with him on sunday. >> we have done so many things over the years. obviously, it hasn't gotten us to the point where there is full trust or even the level of trust that we just need. >> reporter: during th...

Diversity of the community itself and the diversity -- >> did you mean -- i didn't mean to cut you off, but did you mean i couldn't find qualified black officers or officers of color? i couldn't find a qualified chief of color, or what does that mean you couldn't get it done? >> i couldn't get us to where the number of black officers on our department mirrors our community, and it's really important that that happen if we want to have the kind of trust between communities of color and the department that we need. >> cnn's vanessa euro cay vich is in south bend where eric logan will be laid to ...

We will answer the call to build an america that commits to educating our children before it criminalizes them. and south bend mayor pete buttigieg is spending his weekend trying to ease tensions in his community. today is the funeral for eric logan, a black man killed by a white police officer in south bend. buttigieg attended a peace walk but did not go to the funeral service. he issued a plea to his constituents and asked for unity. >> we come together as a city to say we are not going to go the way of those cities that fell apart. those cities that turned upon one another, those cities t...

Nch welcome back, democratic presidential candidate and mayor pete buttigieg has been marching for peace today in his hometown of south bend, indiana, where racial tensions are flairing. earlier this month, a white police officer shot and killed eric logan, an african-american man, during an investigation of car break-ins. the officer claims logan was wielding a knife, but the officer's body cam was turned off. at the recent democratic debate, buttigieg acknowledged that he, quote, couldn't get it done when it comes to his efforts to diversify the police force there. last night cnn's don lemon...

Democratic presidential candidate and mayor pete buttigieg has been marching for peace today in his hometown of south bend, indiana where racial tensions are flairing. an officer shot a man during an investigation of car break-ins. the officer's body camera was turned off. logan will be laid to rest today. at the recent democratic debate, buttigieg acknowledged that he, quote, couldn't deget it done wn it came to his efforts to bring together the police ford. how is buttigieg trying to bring this town together? >> reporter: this is a very different town hall than the event he held a week ago. ...