There are 50 article(s) tagged gun violence:
Gov. Bill Lee visited Journey Hanley Elementary, and while addressing education, he also discussed concerns about the permitless carry legislation that has concerned a number of local leaders.
Leaders behind the walk are enthused by the strong community support during the first two events in Downtown Memphis and Whitehaven.
A shooting at FedEx Ground’s Indianapolis facility that left eight people dead and several others injured is likely to cause delivery service disruptions.
Last year’s record 332 homicides in Memphis have taken a toll on those involved, from community activists to grieving parents to experts who struggle to come up with solutions to stem the violence.
One day at a sports bar more than 20 years ago ended with one man losing his life and another, Jerald Trotter, spending almost 13 years in prison.
Saturday’s event – one that featured many elected officials and community organizations – was the second unity walk in a three-month span.
Joy Touliatos, GVIP czar, is ready to get the program underway with partners involved in the plan.
Memphis ends 2020 with 332 homicides, a record number. Police say the pandemic played a part, but there is no easy answer to why the increase occurred.
Memphis Police Director Michael Rallings issued a brief statement Monday about the record number of homicides in the city. To date, 302 people have been killed.
Memphis has reached 300 homicides this year, a record- shattering number.
The Unity Walk Against Gun Violence held Saturday marks a year when the city set a new high for homicides by September. As of Nov. 13, there have been 271 homicides, 43 more than the previous high of 228 in 2016.
“The Shelby County Health Department is participating in the Unity Walk Against Gun Violence on Nov. 14, 2020. As public health director, I will be joining the walk to demonstrate my personal commitment to working with others to address the gun violence epidemic in our community.”
Memphis leads the nation in unintentional shootings involving children. That fact alone should give all of us pause.
In “Bleeding Out,” a senior research fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government, writes that "nothing works as well to reduce urban violence as focused deterrence.”
Easy access to guns has brought on an epidemic that has injured or taken the lives of more citizens, including children, than the COVID-19 pandemic.
LeBonheur Children's Hospital and UTHSC are working to curb the number of firearm injuries involving children. The numbers are increasing locally and statewide.
Do we just pray for our environment? Or pray for children being separated from their parents? Or might the faith communities be called to engage in … dare I suggest it … politics?
Police and clergy met to discuss what they can do about gun violence and violent crime in Memphis and Shelby County.
There have been 15 child homicide victims this year in Memphis, an increase over the 13 children killed all of last year.
Attorney General William Barr, the nation's top law enforcement official, visited Memphis Wednesday to announce a new plan to reduce gun violence locally and nationwide.
U.S. Attorney William Barr is visiting Memphis Wednesday, Nov. 13 to announce the launch of a nationwide plan to reduce gun violence.
The state senator from Memphis held the town hall to inform community members about pending potential gun violence legislation at the state level, among other issues.
Memphis police arrest more than 300, seize 77 guns and drugs during two sting operations.
The “Wear Orange” anti-gun violence rally will be held at Orange Mound Community Center because of rainy weather.
To honor people killed and those who have survived gun violence, Memphis and other cities across the country will take part in the national “Wear Orange” campaign on Saturday, June 8.
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