Philadelphia Leaders Outlining New Plan To Combat Gun Violence In City

Dan Koob reports.

WE WILLc TALK MORE ABOUT THESESTORMS, IN JUST A FEW, JOE?LAUREN, CASEY, THANK YOU SOMUCH.VIOLENT SUMMER NIGHT IN THECITY.SEVEN PEOPLE SHOT IN JUST FEWHOURS, NOW CITY LEADERS AREOUTLINING A NEW PLAN TO COMBATTHE VIOLENCE, "EYEWITNESSNEWS" REPORTER DAN KOOB LIVEIN SPRING GARDEN WITH THESTORY, HI,ñM9ñGOOD EVENING, JOE, POLICEARE HOPING THESE NEW PRACTICECANS AT LEAST CREATE ROADçó MAPOF SORTS TO LESSEN CRIME INTHE CITY.FINDING SOLUTIONS TO GUNVIOLENCE IN OUR NEIGHBORHOODSBECOMES MORE PRESSING THANEVER.GUN VIOLENCE, INCIDENTS INPHILLY ARE EXPLODING, 57% FROMONE YEAR AGO, ACCORDING TOPOLICE RECORDS, HOMICIDES, UP20% BY THE SAME MEASURE,FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAYMORNING, SEVEN PEOPLE SHOT INAÑi THREE-HOUR TIMEñQ)IOD.IN SEVERAL DIFFERENTLOCATIONS,Ñi LEAVING ONE DEADAND TWO MORE IN CRITICALxDCONDITION.WE SPECIFICALLY IN THEBLACK COMMUNITY GOT TO COMETOGETHER AND WORK TOGETHERBECAUSE IT IS OURq FAMILYMEMBERS THAT IS POSSIBLY GOINGTO THE GRAVE.CRIME PREVENTION ANDOUTLINED FRIDAY ASCOLLABORATION BETWEEN POLICE,COMMUNITY MEMBERS, ANDDISTRICT ATTORNEY'SÑi OFFERS.INCH CARS RATE FORNON-SERIOUS OFFENSE CENTS,WHICH IMPROVES SOCIETY,IMPROVES PREVENTION, WHILE YOUSIMULTANEOUSLY SAVE THENECESSARY LAMB ERR OF LAWÑiENFORCEMENT FOR THOSExD WHO AREKILLING AND HURTING OTHERPEOPLE.AMONG THE CHANGES,RECONSTRUCTION O9THE POLICEçóDEPARTMENT'S ORGANIZATIONALSTRUCTURE ANNEX HE CAN TIFF,CONTINUATION OF OPERATIONPINPOINT.PROVIDING ADDITIONAL HUMAN ANDTECHNOLOGICAL RESOURCES TO THEAREAS OF MOST NEED.AND ASSIGNING 12 ASSISTANTDISTRICT ATTORNEY'S TO HYPERFOCUS ON CRIME WITHIN THECITY'S SIX DIVISIONS.THE WORK THAT THESE FOLKSWILL BE DOING IS AT THE CORE.THE GUN CRIME STRATEGY ANDPREVENTION COLLABORATIVE.ONE OF THE OTHERSTRATEGIST, JOE, WILL BESHOOTING REVIEWS THAT INVOLVESLAW ENFORCEMENT FROM STATE,LOCAL AND FEDERAL LEVELS, TOHELP CLARIFY NESTINGS IN THE