A string of shootings involving teenagers has placed renewed attention on a long-running problem of gun violence and gangs in Aurora.
. Activists and officials say easy access to guns is contributing to the problem in Colorado's third largest city.
Across the United States, shootings involving children and teenagers have increased in recent years, including 2021. A March report from the Children’s Defense Fund found child and teen shooting deaths reached a 19-year high in 2017 and have remained elevated. Black children and teenagers were four times more likely than whites to be fatally shot.
Three 16-year-olds were later charged, including the boy who spoke to investigators about the gang fight. McBride thinks gangs are to blame for much of the problem — not necessarily the organized Crips and Bloods as in previous years, but smaller, loosely affiliated groups of teens who may not be associated with a particular neighborhood but who get into disputes on social media.
McBride said a 16-year-old recently told him he would use bullets if he got into a fight so he would not have to worry about messing up his clothes.While shootings involving teens are not a new problem in Aurora, ones on or near school grounds are unusual, said Kyla Armstrong-Romero, who was president of the city’s school board until stepping down last week after newly elected members took office.
Österreich Neuesten Nachrichten, Österreich Schlagzeilen
Similar News:Sie können auch ähnliche Nachrichten wie diese lesen, die wir aus anderen Nachrichtenquellen gesammelt haben.
Slain teen’s mom tells D.C. students there are 'other ways to deal with conflict’The District's police chief met with city teens to discuss crime and violence at youth summit.
Weiterlesen »
2017 Las Vegas mass shooting: Nevada court sides with gun-makers in lawsuitThe lawsuit alleged that gun manufacturers showed a 'reckless lack of regard for public safety.'
Weiterlesen »
GOP congressman’s gun-toting family Christmas photo sparks outrage days after school shootingOfficials on both sides of the aisle, Michigan residents and parents of gun violence victims condemned the image from Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky.
Weiterlesen »
Bond set at combined $1 million for parents of Michigan school shooting suspect after overnight arrestJames and Jennifer Crumbley, the parents of the teen charged in the Oxford High School shooting, pleaded not guilty to involuntary manslaughter charges hours after police said they were found in a commercial building in Detroit and taken into custody.
Weiterlesen »