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Friday, 29 March 2024

With Coronavirus And Gun Violence, Philadelphia Facing Two Public Health Emergencies

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With Coronavirus And Gun Violence, Philadelphia Facing Two Public Health Emergencies
With Coronavirus And Gun Violence, Philadelphia Facing Two Public Health Emergencies
Howard Monroe reports.

WASHINGTON.A CITY IN CRISIS.IN THE MIDDLE HAVE THISPANDEMIC WE SAW ANOTHERHORRIBLE EXAMPLE OF THEPHILADELPHIA'S OTHER PUBLICHEALTH CRISIS AND THAT IS GUNVIOLENCE.IN ONE DAY A DRAMATIC RISEIN COVID-19, AND GUN VIOLENCEVICTIMS.AT LEAST 30 SHOTS WEREFIRED.STOOD HALF BLOCK AWAY ANDFIRED IN THE CROWD.REPORTER: AMONG VICTIMS AONE YEAR-OLD BOY NOW FIGHTINGFOR HIS LIFE.THERE HAS TO BECONSEQUENCES.GOOD EVENING I'M JESSICAKARTALIJA.THIS I ON WITNESS NEWS AT 6:00 AND WE ARE STREAMING LIVEON CBSN PHILLY.UKEE'S WORKING FROM HOMETONIGHT.WE ARE SOCIAL DISTANCING JUSTLIKE TO YOU STAY SAFE DURINGTHIS PANDEMIC.STILL PHILADELPHIA SITLEADERS SAY WE ARE FIGHTINGTWO PUBLIC HEALTHY MERGE CYST.LEADERS ARE PLEADING WITH ALLRESIDENT TO STAY INSIDE, ANDTHEN PUT DOWN THE GUNS.HOWARD MONROE STARTS OURCOVERAGE TONIGHT FROM POLICEHEADQUARTERS.IT IS LIKE LAW AND ORDERPOLICE MAKE AT REST ANDPROSECUTORS PROSECUTE THECASE, AND THEN THAT IS WHEREWE SEEM TO HAVE A PROBLEM.REPORTER: PHILADELPHIAMAYOR JIM KENNEY SAYS DISTRICTATTORNEY LARRY KRASNER IS PARTOF THE PROBLEM, WHEN IT COMESTO GUN VIOLENCE.HE SAYS D.A.'S OFFICE ISN'TBEING HELPED FROM CRIMINALSWHO VIOLATE GUN LAWS.WE NEED PEOPLE CARRYINGGUNS, WITH A RECORD TO BESEGREGATED FROM THE COMMUNITYBECAUSE THAT IS THE REASON WHYOUR EXTREME SPIKE HAS HAPPENEDAND WHY OUR HOMICIDE SPIKEHAPPENED.REPORTER: ONE YEAR-OLD BABYBOY ACE MONK FIVE VICTIMS INTHE SHOOTING MONDAY NIGHT INNORTH PHILADELPHIA SHOOTINGHAPPENED JUST BEFORE10:00 P.M.

ON THE 2300 BLOCKOF WEST HAROLD STREET.SINCE THE START OF THECORONAVIRUS OUTBREAKPHILADELPHIA POLICE SAYOVERALL CRIME'S DOWN BUTSHOOTINGS ARE UP 20 PERCENT.HOMICIDES ARE ALSO UP20 PERCENT COMPARED TO LASTYEAR.NINETY-FIVE PEOPLE HAVE BEENKILLED ALL RED THINK YEAR INPHILADELPHIA.COMMISSIONER OUTLAW SAYSCRIMINALS CULL BE DETERRED IFTHEY THOUGHT THERE WERETOUGHER CONSEQUENCES.WE CANNOT SEE A REVOLVINGDOOR.IF PEOPLE ARE RELEASE FROMINCARCERATION WE NEED TO MAKESURE THAT THERE ARE STRONGPROVISIONS, OR PROGRAMSALIGNED WITH THEM BUT AT THESAME TIME THERE HAS TO BEKEYS, BOTTOM LINE.REPORTER: D.A.

LARRYCONTRACTS ARE IN'S OFFICEFIRED BACK SAYING OVER THELAST 11 DAYS THEY HAVE FILEDCHARGES IN AT LEAST 10 VIOLENTCRIME CASES AND REVIEWED 71CASES INVOLVING ILLEGAL GUNS.HE SAID IN A STATEMENTDISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE HASVIGOROUSLY PROSECUTED AND HASIN THE DECLINED TO CHARGE ASINGLE INDIVIDUAL, OF ARRESTBY POLICE DURING COVID-19EMERGENCY FOR A SHOOTING,HOMICIDE OR OTHER VIOLENTCRIME.NOW AS FOR LAST NIGHT'SSHOOTING NO ONE HAS BEENARRESTED, HOWEVER, GOOD NEWSIS ALL VICTIMS INCLUDING THEBABY ARE EXPECTED TO RECOVER.

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