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New Orleans reveals findings from Gun Violence Reduction Task Force

New Orleans reveals findings from Gun Violence Reduction Task Force
OUTLINING HER PLAN. >> EVERY TIME YOU TURN AROUND, LOOK AROUND, SOMEBODY IS DYING FROM GUN VIOLENCE. PROBABLY AS WE SPEAK. REPORTER: ANDREW LIVES IN CENTRAL CITY. MANY OF HIS FRIENDS HAVE BEEN MURDERED. >> YOU GET USED TO IT, BECAUSE IT’S HAPPENING SO MUCH. REPORTER: THAT’S WHY THE MAYOR IS TAKING A NEW APPROACH TO CRIME IN NEW ORLEANS. PART OF HER PLAN INVOLVES EXTENSIVE DATA RESEARCH WHEN IT COMES TO GUN VIOLENCE. >> REALLY KNOWING WHERE IT’S HAPPENING IN YOUR COMMUNITY. NOT ONLY WHERE IT’S HAPPENING, BUT WHAT ARE THE EXISTING CONDITIONS OR THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD. CHRISTINA: NOPD WILL HAVE NEW TRAINING TACTICS FOR HOMICIDE TEAMS. >> OUR CURRENT RATE IS 61%. REPORTER: THE PLAN ALSO CALLS FOR MORE COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT. >> GUN VIOLENCE IS A PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUE AND A PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS. REPORTER: WHILE THE NUMBER OF LAWS -- HOMICIDES ARE DOWN, THIS MAN IS NERVOUS HE WILL LOSE ANOTHER FRIEND. >> I DON’T KNOW WITH WITH TODAY’S GENERATION OF EVIL. THEY PASSED ON THE GOVER
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New Orleans reveals findings from Gun Violence Reduction Task Force
The New Orleans mayor and members of the Gun Violence Reduction Task Force are releasing findings of gun violence reduction on Tuesday in a press conference. The task force will also unveil initiatives and recommendations to further reduce gun violence in New Orleans. To view the full plan click here.

The New Orleans mayor and members of the Gun Violence Reduction Task Force are releasing findings of gun violence reduction on Tuesday in a press conference.

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The task force will also unveil initiatives and recommendations to further reduce gun violence in New Orleans.

To view the full plan click here.