Philadelphia Representatives Looking To Tackle Gun Violence After Deadly Shooting In Target Parking Lot

Howard Monroe reports.

HOWARD MONROE IS IN WYNNEFIELDHEIGHTS RIGHT NOW WITH MORE ONTHE INVESTIGATION.HOWARD?THIRTY-ONE HOMICIDES IN THECITY SO FAR THIS YEAR ANDPEOPLE THEY SAY THEY ARESCARED AND NOW CITY LEADERSARE PREPARING TO TAKINGS.TRAMATIC, I WASN'T ABLE TOSLEEP LAST NIGHT.JENNAPHR FREDERICK LOSINGSLEEP AFTER HER CAR BECAMESTUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF A CRIMESCENE.I DIDN'T FIND OUT EXACTLYWHAT HAPPENED UNTIL I SPOKEWITH POLICE LIKE AN HOUR LATERASKING IF I WAS GOING TO BEABLE TO GET MY CAR, AND IT ISLIKE NO, IT IS PART OF THECRIME SCENE NOW.ABOUT 9:00 TUESDAY NIGHTPOLICE SAY POSSIBLE DRILL DEALLIKELY LED TO THE SHOOT THATKILLED 25 YEAR OLD LEFT TWOOTHERS IN CRITICAL CONDITION,FREDERICK'S CAR WAS TOWED FROMTHE SCENE.I WAS UPSET BUT MORE UPSETTHAT I LEARNED SOMEONE LOSTTHEIR LIFE, YOU KNOW, BECAUSEREGARDLESS IF IT WAS ILLEGALWHAT THEY WERE DOING, SOMEONEIS WAITING FOR THEM TO COMEHOME.SO FAR THIS YEAR THERE HAVEBEEN AT LEAST 31 HOMICIDES INTHE CITY, THAT IS EIGHT IT 2%HIGHER THAN THIS TIME LASTYEAR.AND NOW, CITY LEADERS SAYTHEY'RE PREPARING TO TAKINGS,TO PREVENT THE UP TICK INVIOLENT CRIME.WE CAN'T WAIT, LOSINGGENERATIONS BOTH THE VICTIMS,AND THE PERPETRATORS, VICTIMGOES TO THE MORGUE, AND THEPERPETRATORS GOES AWAY FORLIFE.I HATE TO SOUND DESPERATEBUT IN A LOT OF THESENEIGHBORHOODS THAT'S WHATPEOPLE FEEL.DESPERATE, DESPERATE FORRELIEF.COUNCIL PRE PRESIDENT DORMCLARK SAYS THE COUNCIL WILL BEMOVING FORWARD WITH LEGALSTEPS TO ENFORCE LOCAL GUNLAWS IN PHILADELPHIA ONTHURSDAY THE OFFERS SAIDINTRODUCE LEGISLATION UNABLETHE CITY TO EXAMINE THE GUNVIOLENCE ON VICTIMS, BACK ATTARGET SHOP REMEMBERS PLEADINGFOR SOMETHING TO BE DONE.IT IS TIME TO GET THEVIOLENCE OUT OF THE STREETS OFPHILADELPHIA.IT IS JUST REALLY BAD.NO ONE HAS BEEN ARRESTED INTHIS CRIME HOWEVER TWO GUNSRECOVERED.NOW, TOMORROW, IS THE CITYCOUNCILS I'LL FIRST SESSION OFTHE 2020 SESSION, AND ALSO, WEARE GOING TO BE THERE, HAVEMORE QUESTIONS ON WHAT THEYPLAN TO DO TO TRY TO CONTROLTHE VIOLENCE IN THE CITY.