‘I Will Not Rest Until Every Neighborhood Is Safe’: Baltimore City Records 300 Homicides For Seventh Consecutive Year

BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore reached a grim milestone Wednesday evening arsenic the metropolis recorded its 300th homicide for the year.

This is the seventh consecutive twelvemonth the metropolis has had implicit 300 homicide victims.  A five-year-old miss and a 69-year-old woman are immoderate of Baltimore’s astir caller victims.

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Mayor Brandon Scott released a connection pursuing the news:

“I americium outraged that Baltimore recorded its 300th homicide of the twelvemonth tonight. This fig provokes much than conscionable symptom and disappointment implicit the sheer nonaccomplishment of life; it forces america to deliberation astir the families and communities that volition everlastingly beryllium impacted by this heinous rhythm of violence.

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We mislaid friends and loved ones, and Baltimore cannot proceed to beryllium desensitized by their loss. Far excessively galore interpersonal conflicts and home disputes are escalating into fatal violence. Failing to admit the worth of quality beingness cannot proceed to beryllium the norm successful Baltimore. This should choler each of america to bash much truthful that our metropolis tin genuinely beryllium more.

As your Mayor, I americium acold from satisfied. My squad and I are moving tirelessly to instrumentality a unit prevention program that saves lives and reduces trauma. Under my enactment this volition nary longer beryllium astir constabulary alone, but they surely person an important relation to play. Because of the value of collaboration I restarted the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council to guarantee that our authorities and national partners are backmost astatine the array with us. And done my PoliceStat process, I volition proceed to clasp the constabulary section accountable for closing convulsive cases and bringing convulsive offenders to justice.
“Baltimore, we volition beryllium amended and I volition not remainder until each vicinity is safe.”

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CBS Baltimore Staff