Call To Action Amid EPIC Kansas City Homicide Surge: Will It Work?!?

A joint press conference today deserves consideration from locals.

The big question:

WILL THIS LATEST EFFORT WORK TO CURB RECORD BREAKING KILLING ON LOCAL STREETS?!?!

Reality check . . . As we blogged earlier . . . There was a deadly triple shooting on Linwood & Troost a few hours after these bold statements. 

Right now the homicide count stands at #75 for 2023 compared to 72 at this time in 2020 -- The deadliest year in KCMO recorded history.

And so . . . We'll share more info on the effort and local reporting . . .

During a news conference Wednesday, Kansas City Police Chief Stacey Graves said the department responded to seven homicides since Sunday morning.

Graves then called the community to action, asking everyone to together to help stop violent crime and get offenders off the streets.

Mayor Quinton Lucas stood by her side during the request.

"We will not give up and we will never give up on making a safer community. We recognize that I've now talked about for four years that this city faces an epidemic of gun violence and violent crime," Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas said. "We will continue to address it and we will continue to fight it each and every day."

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com links . . .

Seven people were shot this weekend. Kansas City leaders are asking for help and information

Kansas City law enforcement leaders on Wednesday asked for the community's help in stemming gun violence after a violent Memorial Day weekend stirred fears of more bloodshed this summer. Police Chief Stacey Graves, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker, and Mayor Quinton Lucas issued a "call to action" after seven homicides in 72 hours during the holiday weekend.

'7 victims in our city, in 72 hours': Kansas City's leaders address violent Memorial Day Weekend

Leaders are addressing another rash of homicides in an already violent year for Kansas City, Missouri.Wednesday at 10:15 a.m. in front of the Kansas City, Missouri Police Department Headquarters, Mayor Quinton Lucas, Chief Graves and Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker are holding a press conference discussing violence over Memorial Day Weekend.KCPD is now investigating its 7th homicide in 72 hours.

'Families changed forever': KC leaders address deadly Memorial Day weekend

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The city is plagued by homicides at a record-setting pace. Now Kansas City leaders are addressing the violence. During a news conference Wednesday, Kansas City Police Chief Stacey Graves said the department responded to seven homicides since Sunday morning.

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