Two weeks of violent crime trauma sees uneasy mix of calls for change
Rolando Rostero wipes his eyes while listening to a speaker at a vigil to mourn the victims of a shooting spree Sept. 8, 2022. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
The chairman of the local crime commission and a Memphis City Council member talk on “Behind The Headlines” about the reaction to weeks of violence.
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