Raleigh, North Carolina, shooting: 5 dead in Hedingham neighborhood, police say
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CNN — Five people – including an off-duty police officer – are dead after a shooting Thursday in eastern Raleigh, North Carolina, police said. Two people were taken to the hospital, one of whom was a Raleigh K9 officer with non-life threatening injuries and was later released, authorities said. The other victim is in critical […]
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Rochester police and Mayor aim to crack down on businesses and properties linked to shootings
ROCHESTER, N.Y (WROC) — The State of Emergency in Rochester due to gun violence has been extended for another month, and now Mayor Malik Evans is taking aim at businesses and locations linked to shootings. The mayor’s office plans to crack down on places holding what the city deems “illegal gatherings” boiling over into shootings. […]
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You’ve got to find new answers on crime, Mayor Adams
Mayor Eric Adams is quite rightly pushing hard for the Legislature to hold a special session to finally fix its recent criminal-justice reforms. But he also needs to look at what he can do if lawmakers continue to refuse. Major crimes for the year are running 40% over 2021, NYPD data show. And murders rose […]
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New Yorkers want more cops on city streets: Mayor Eric Adams
Mayor Eric Adams said Tuesday that communities want more cops on the ground to help curb gun violence and stop the spread of illegal guns tied to shootings on city streets. “Public safety and the criminal justice system includes police and when I go to my communities of color, and I’ve never heard them, never, […]
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NYC Mayor Eric Adams vows to ‘turn this crime thing around’
Mayor Eric Adams on Sunday crowed about the decrease in city murders and shootings last month compared to June 2021 — even as other major crimes soared — and vowed “to turn this crime thing around.” Adams, speaking on WBLS radio, blamed the state of the violence-wracked city on a criminal-justice system-run-amok. “It is unfortunate […]
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Blakely mayor issues local emergency declaration after recent shootings
BLAKELY, Ga. (WTVY) – Blakely Mayor Travis Wimbush has issued a local emergency declaration after several recent shootings in his city. It says the decision is due to increased gun violence in the last month that is endangering the health, safety, and welfare of its citizens. The city of Blakely has issued a local emergency […]
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Austin City Council approves resolution to encourage raising minimum age for purchasing AR-15 style weapons | #citycouncil
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CNN — The city council in Texas’ capital approved a resolution to explore raising the age for purchasing AR-15-style rifles and other semi-automatic weapons from 18 to 21 during a meeting Thursday. The resolution directs Austin City Manager Spencer Cronk to “explore every option” to would allow the city to restrict the sale of such […]
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Waterloo City Council attempts to curb gun violence through task force | Political News | #citycouncil
MARIA KUIPER WATERLOO – Local leaders and residents came together Thursday evening to denounce the latest spike in gun violence in the community. The City Council held a work session, led by Councilor Jonathan Grieder, to discuss starting a task force on the topic, saying gun violence is a public health issue that needs to […]
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School police chief a no-show at Uvalde City Council meeting | #citycouncil
UVALDE, Texas (AP) — The school district police chief criticized for waiting too long before ordering law enforcement to confront and kill the gunman during a mass shooting at a Texas elementary school did not appear at a City Council meeting in Uvalde on Tuesday, despite being newly elected to the panel. Mayor Don McLaughlin […]
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Chattanooga shooting: Mayor vows to treat gun violence ‘like the crisis it is’ after the city’s second mass shooting within 8 days
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CNN — The mayor of Chattanooga, Tennessee, vowed to treat gun violence “like the crisis that it is” after the city saw its second mass shooting in just over a week early Sunday. Three people were killed and at least 14 others were injured after gunfire erupted at a nightclub just before 2:45 a.m., with […]
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