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Atlanta proposes to spend $1.6million on private police force for wealthy suburb

Atlanta proposes to spend $1.6million on private police force for wealthy suburb - known as 'The Beverly Hills of the East' - as Dem star mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms admits she doesn't know how to stop crime wave after 7-year-old girl is shot dead
Atlanta city council members have proposed a $1.6million plan to create a private police force in Buckhead, one of its wealthiest suburbs
Comes after Kennedy Maxie, 7, was shot in the head by a stray bullet after Christmas shopping with her family on December 21
The proposal has so far been backed by local law enforcement and members of Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms' administration

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Crime Wave 2020: These cities smashed homicide records amid nationwide crime spike

Chicago alderman Anthony Napolitano and Atlanta city councilman Howard Shook on what needs to change in US cities across the nation to bring down crime.
Murder rates skyrocketed – and in some cases, even smashed records – in major U.S. cities as the nation grapples with a surge in violent crime in 2020.
The cities often associated with murder and other violence, such as Chicago and New York City, were joined by less likely suspects – Louisville and Milwaukee, among others – in reporting higher than usual numbers for 2020, statistics compiled by Fox News show.
Here’s a look at a crime breakdown and which cities are facing such issues as 2020 comes to a close.

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Death of Kennedy Maxie, 7, Prompts Atlanta to Propose $1.6M Plan for Private Police in Buckhead

“While the Atlanta Police Department has significant leads in the apprehension of those responsible, it does not erase the pain felt when a beautiful, vibrant, and loving child is tragically taken from her family,” she said. “We urge the public to continue to provide information that will lead to the arrests of the careless and heartless people responsible for Kennedy’s death.”
According to the Daily Mail, members of Bottoms’ administration support the proposal that is also backed by local law enforcement.
BREAKING: Police have identified the shooting death of 7 year old, Kennedy Maxie who was killed while shopping with her parents during the Christmas holiday at Phipps Plaza.

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Atlanta mayor asks for help in solving alarming crime wave

Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms is being criticized for failing to stop surge in crime
Atlanta saw three people fatally shot over the Christmas holiday weekend
Murders bring homicide count this year to 155, the highest since 1998
A 7-year-old girl was shot in the head by a stray bullet after Christmas shopping
Kennedy Maxie was shot on Dec. 21. She succumbed to her wounds on Saturday
Also on Saturday, a 16-year-old girl was fatally shot in a downtown Atlanta hotel
Police took 16-year-old boy into custody for fatal shooting of Kalecia Williams

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7-year-old's shooting death fuels calls for private police in affluent Atlanta neighborhood

7-year-old's shooting death fuels calls for private police in affluent Atlanta neighborhood
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Atlanta city council members seek to fund proposal for private police force

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The shooting death of a 7-year-old Atlanta girl has emboldened a group of community leaders to call for a private security force to supplement the Atlanta Police Department.
NBC News reports that 7-year-old Kennedy Maxie was shot in the back of the head by a stray bullet just days before Christmas. She remained in critical condition before dying of her injuries on Saturday.
NBC notes that Kennedy's death was one of a record amount of homicides the Atlanta Police Department has investigated this year. A suspect has not yet been identified.
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Atlanta Police Officer Steve Avery said in a statement, “As of the end of the week 52 reporting period we are at 154 homicides compared with 99 for the same period of 2019 … That is an increase of 61%."

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7-year-old girl shot in Atlanta after Christmas shopping dies

7-year-old girl shot in Atlanta after Christmas shopping dies
Kennedy Maxie, 7, succumbed to her injuries days after she was shot in the head by a stray bullet while riding in a car following Christmas shopping with her family. (Source: GoFundMe)
By Associated Press | December 28, 2020 at 4:51 AM CST - Updated December 28 at 4:51 AM
ATLANTA (AP) - A 7-year-old girl who was shot in the head by a stray bullet after Christmas shopping with her family in Atlanta has died, marking another fatality in a city suffering from a spike in gun violence.
Kennedy Maxie succumbed to her injuries Saturday night, the Fulton County Medical Examiner’s Office told news outlets Sunday. The young girl had been in critical condition since she was struck while riding in a car Dec. 21 near the popular Phipps Plaza mall in the city’s Buckhead neighborhood.

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7-year-old shot in Atlanta after Christmas shopping dies

7-year-old shot in Atlanta after Christmas shopping dies
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Atlanta City Council members donate $125K to Buckhead Security Plan

Atlanta City Council members donate $125K to Buckhead Security Plan
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