Memphis gun violence cost more than $1B, data says
“Safer TN partnered with the Boyd Center on this initiative because Tennesseans need a way to clearly examine verified data on the impact of firearms in our communities,” said Claudia Huskey, executive director of Safer TN, in a press release. (Courtesy Pixabay)
Memphis was responsible for nearly one-third of gun violence’s economic toll on Tennessee in 2023, new data shows.
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gun violence State of Tennessee public safetyAarron Fleming
Once an intern, he never left, joining the staff full-time in 2022 as an education reporter. He moved to public safety in 2023, where he covered some of the city’s biggest court cases, including the criminal trials for those charged in the deaths of Tyré Nichols and rapper Young Dolph. He also chronicled the Shelby County Jail and the deaths that have occurred at the facility.
He now provides suburban coverage, focusing on DeSoto County and the surrounding municipalities.
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