Multiple people injured in south Minneapolis mass shooting, city council member says | #citycouncil
MINNEAPOLIS – Several people were injured Sunday in a mass shooting in south Minneapolis, the neighborhood’s second mass shooting in just nine days. It happened near the intersection of East Franklin and Chicago avenues in the Ventura Village neighborhood of the Phillips community, according to Minneapolis City Councilmember Jamal Osman, who represents Ward 6. MORE NEWS: 6-vehicle […]
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Baltimore City Council addressing event permitting process | #citycouncil
The Baltimore City Council held an informational hearing Monday to address widespread challenges with getting a permit in the city.Just over two weeks ago, an unpermitted block party in Brooklyn ended in tragedy. Councilmembers said although a permit was technically not needed at that event, improving the permitting process would keep more people safe.Councilmembers said […]
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Cleveland councilmembers decry mayor’s absence in wake of mass shooting
CLEVELAND — Tensions ran high at Wednesday night’s Cleveland City Council meeting, the first since the mass shooting in the downtown Warehouse District, with some councilmembers voicing concern over the absence of Mayor Justin Bibb or anyone from the administration. “In all my time in this body, 13 consecutive terms, I have never ever seen […]
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San Francisco Mayor Breed says ‘horrific’ Mission District mass shooting raises ‘questions and concerns’
SAN FRANCISCO — Mayor London Breed weighed in Saturday morning on the San Francisco Mission District shooting that injured nine people Friday evening, saying the incident was still under investigation. The mayor tweeted an update about the shooting at around 10:30 a.m. Saturday, saying that the shooting was still under investigation. “I know there are […]
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Tulsa mayor proclaim June 2 as National Gun Violence Awareness Day in Tulsa
TULSA, Okla. (KTUL) — Just a day after the One year anniversary of the Saint Francis hospital shooting, Tulsa mayor, G.T. Bynum, has declared June 2nd as National Gun Violence Awareness Day in Tulsa. “For me, its not just a dot on the map, its not just a statistic. We see that number of gun […]
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Monterey Park mayor, Gov. Newsom hold news conference in wake of Lunar New Year shooting
Monterey Park Mayor Henry Lo and Gov. Gavin Newsom scheduled a joint news conference Monday morning to address the mass shooting that left 10 dead and 10 wounded after a Lunar New Year celebration Saturday night. The news conference will be held at the Langley Senior Center, which is being used as a crisis response […]
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Monterey Park mayor: Alleged shooter may have visited dance hall in the past
The 72-year-old deceased suspect in the mass shooting at Monterey Park, Calif., dance club over the weekend may have visited the venue in the past, according to the town’s mayor. Monterey Park Mayor Henry Lo said the suspect in the shooting that left 10 people dead may have had a history with the dance hall, […]
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Victims of El Paso massacre were ‘innocent people enjoying a beautiful Saturday’
Memorial events to mark third anniversary of mass shooting at El Paso Walmart kick off at City Hall EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – Almost three years after a gunman motivated by racial hate shattered the peace of one of America’s safest cities, city leaders honored the victims and family members of the Aug. 3, […]
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Highland Park Mayor Nancy Rotering Gets the Grim Mass Shooting ‘Handbook’ as Downtown Reopens
The downtown area of Highland Park, Illinois, reopened on Sunday, less than a week after suspect Robert Crimo III allegedly gunned down seven people and injured nearly 50 more at the city’s Fourth of July parade. The city had the scene of the massacre blocked off as authorities investigated the attack, and NBC News reported […]
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Philly Mayor Jim Kenney Says He’s So Sick of Guns He’ll Be ‘Happy’ to Not Be Mayor
Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney has said he’s so fed up with having to worry about guns and “bad” things happening that he’ll be “happy” to not be mayor anymore. In an interview late Monday after two police officers were shot during the city’s Fourth of July fireworks and at least six people were killed in […]
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