DA challenger: Cummings, Collierville shootings show need for change
Former federal prosecutor Linda Harris, a candidate in the Democratic primary for Shelby County District Attorney General, talks to the media outside Cummings K-8 School on Friday, Oct. 1. Harris discussed shootings at the school and at a Collierville Kroger, saying “It’s an epidemic of violence.” (Brad Vest/Special to the Daily Memphian)
Former federal prosecutor Linda Harris said Memphians are becoming “desensitized” to violence and that current remedies aren’t working. Harris is one of several candidates who plan to challenge incumbents in the criminal justice system by calling for change.
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