Safe Streets Baltimore Shows Crime Plan To Senator Van Hollen Following Murder Of Two Teens

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BALTIMORE (WJZ) — With 2 teens changeable and killed successful Baltimore City successful the past week, Safe Streets Baltimore showed Senator Van Hollen Wednesday however they purpose to halt the violence.

“They enactment each nighttime successful the community,” Dante Johnson of Safe Streets told the Senator.

“Instead of them going retired and shooting and sidesplitting them, they’ll get with america and we get them and springiness them resources retired successful the streets alternatively of them trying to wounded somebody,” added Lamont Holt, who besides works with Safe Streets.

HAPPENING NOW: @VanHollenForMD walking successful #Baltimore w/ @SafeStreetsBalt & @livingclassroom seeing their enactment arsenic unit interrupters – Lamont (in the bball cap) said helium conscionable brokered a bid pact with 3 gangs successful the country successful the hopes they’ll resoluteness matters peacefully @wjz pic.twitter.com/dOx8fOYfjy

— Annie Rose Ramos (@AnnieRoseNews) August 18, 2021

The Senator visited Baltimore to item the projects helium is trying to unafraid much national backing for, including Safe Streets.

“Our thought is to supply funds that spell to organizations astatine the section level,” the Senator (D-Maryland) said Wednesday.

And Safe Streets said they person seen immoderate occurrence with their program.

But adjacent with their work, connected Tuesday afternoon, 15-year-old Jhosy Portillo became the latest victim.

“I’m gonna miss his laugh, I’m gonna miss his smile,” cried Autumn Piper, a puerility person of Portillo’s who grew up down the thoroughfare from him.

Johnson said quality of Portillo’s decease saddens their hearts, particularly erstwhile it’s a kid of Baltimore City.

“It’s unacceptable,” echoed Sen. Van Hollen.

Portillo’s father, Jose, is inactive successful disbelief, hoping he’ll aftermath up from a nightmare. “Somebody archer maine it’s not true,” helium told WJZ successful an interrogation Tuesday night.

As a memorial for his lad grows bigger with much flowers and candles connected the sidewalk and a motion that reads: “Highlandtown loves you everlastingly – remainder successful peace, saccharine Jhosy.”

A memorial for Jhosy Gerson Portillo who was changeable and killed successful Highlandtown Tuesday. A motion reads “Highlandtown loves you forever.” The 15yo conscionable celebrated his bday a fewer days ago, his household says they lone happening bringing them bid is knowing he’s with God. @wjz pic.twitter.com/5JeXuIv3K0

— Annie Rose Ramos (@AnnieRoseNews) August 18, 2021

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Commissioner Michael Harrison commented connected the decease of these 2 teens connected Wednesday and said, “anybody who knows thing astir either of these crimes, delight telephone america close distant oregon you tin telephone transgression stoppers anonymously to assistance america alteration this civilization of unit – this has to stop.”