Sanford: Killing spree leaves a grief-stricken family and no easy solutions
Otis Sanford
Otis Sanford is a political columnist, author and professor emeritus in Journalism and Strategic Media at the University of Memphis.
A city that was already beleaguered by crime is wondering if there is any solution to the violence.
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