Whitey Ford
05-27-2020, 04:39 AM
LMPD: Louisville seeing uptick in violent crime, black youth homicides
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Five months into the year, and there have been 40 homicides across the Metro. According to LMPD Chief Steve Conrad, 8 of those victims were black boys under the age of 18.
"Schools, parks, community centers, obviously they are closed. Basketball rims have been taken down to stop that interaction between people," Conrad said. These were all measures aimed at stopping the spread of COVID-19.
"We've had some challenges between these groups or gangs whatever you want to call them and we're working to address them. I don't know if I would call it a turf war, but there are definitely challenges between these two groups," Conrad said.
DeMarrion Fleming is the founder of nonprofit organization Sowing Seeds with Faith. He works with black youths in west Louisville, and says he knew several of the young men who have been killed in recent weeks.
https://www.wlky.com/article/good-samaritan-rescues-crash-victim-from-burning-vehicle-on-interstate-495-in-andover-massachusetts/32679576
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Five months into the year, and there have been 40 homicides across the Metro. According to LMPD Chief Steve Conrad, 8 of those victims were black boys under the age of 18.
"Schools, parks, community centers, obviously they are closed. Basketball rims have been taken down to stop that interaction between people," Conrad said. These were all measures aimed at stopping the spread of COVID-19.
"We've had some challenges between these groups or gangs whatever you want to call them and we're working to address them. I don't know if I would call it a turf war, but there are definitely challenges between these two groups," Conrad said.
DeMarrion Fleming is the founder of nonprofit organization Sowing Seeds with Faith. He works with black youths in west Louisville, and says he knew several of the young men who have been killed in recent weeks.
https://www.wlky.com/article/good-samaritan-rescues-crash-victim-from-burning-vehicle-on-interstate-495-in-andover-massachusetts/32679576