Search for solutions to KCMO violence

Kansas City's homicide rate is on track to break records.

As of Saturday, 91 people have been killed city-wide compared to 65 the same time last year.

TRACK TO BREAK A GRAVERECORD.TO DATE--91 PEOPLE HAVEBEEN KILLED CITY-WIDECOMPARED TO 65 THISSAME TIME LAST YEAR.41 ACTION NEWSREPORTER NICK STARLINGSHARES HOW SOME AREWORKING TO CHANGE THETRAJECTORY AND MAKEOUR COMMUNITY SAFE.IN THE MIDDLE OF APANDEMIC-THERE'SANOTHER MAJORCONCERN FOR THOSE INTHIS ROOM-THE AMOUNTOF PEOPLE DYING ONKANSAS CITY STREETS.Mary Nestel-South KC residentI'm shocked by the homiciderate, I'm shocked by the gunviolence.SOUTH KC RESIDENT MARYNESTEL CAME TO THISMEETING WANTINGANSWERS.Mary Nestel-South KC residentFor me living here as long as Ihave it's really sad to see,justseems to be getting out ofcontrol.CITY LEADERS SAYTHEY'RE LOOKING FORSOLUTIONS TO STOP THEVIOLENCE.Mayor Quinton Lucas, Kansas CityI think out goal is to try andfigure out how we can makesure that people will be safe inour city.THE JACKSON COUNTYPROSECUTORS OFFICEUNVEILED WHAT'S CALLEDA CRIME STRATEGY UNIT.Mike Mansur-CommunicationsDirector-Jackson Co.Prosecutor'sOfficeIt's where they work withpolice and try to take policeintelligence and help policeidentify crime spots, crimetrends and we will alsosupplement and make betterthe most important cases withthat crime strategy unit.THIS MEETING COMESAFTER THERE'S BEEN 13HOMICIDES IN THIS PARTOF THE CITY-COMPAREDTO LAST YEAR WHENTHERE WAS ZERO AT THISPOINT IN THE YEAR.Stacey Johnson-Cosby, south KCresidentThat shocked me and Ithought if I'm shocked thensome of my peers andneighbors are shocked.KCPD-South Patrol CommanderMajor Daniel GatesWe're very concerned aboutviolent crime not only city-widebut south patrol.CONCERN TURNING INTOACTION-AS THISCOMMUNITY WANTS THISVIOLENCE TO END.Mary Nestel-South KC residentI'm looking at guns, I'm goingto get a gun, I hate to saythat,I never thought I'd be a personthat has a gun but I'm going tosave myself too and what Iwork so hard for.REPORTING IN KANSA