Juvenile homicides on the rise in Memphis
Dr. Kevin Brooks, social justice minister at Providence AME Church, talks with youths outside Booker T. Washington High School on Wednesday, Aug. 19. Brooks was recruiting young men in the neighborhood to take part in the church’s mentoring program. Brooks was days away from working with Brandon Fleming in the program when the teen was shot and killed in South Memphis. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian)
Twenty-four juveniles have been killed to date in the city compared to 16 all of last year. Police and the community are grappling with the rise in violent deaths.
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Homicides child homicides Memphis Police Department violent crimeYolanda Jones
Yolanda Jones covers criminal justice issues and general assignment news for The Daily Memphian. She previously was a reporter at The Commercial Appeal.
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