Community Uniting for Change; Grappling with Boston's High Percentage of Youth Homicides

by Press Pass TV (Independent), Apr-29-09

BOSTON - On Tuesday, April 28, 2009, the office of City Councilor Chuck Turner (G/R - District 7) released a 20 year study of homicides in Boston. The study found the highest percentage of murders were those ages 14-25. Also, in the last 10 years over half of the city's murder investigations have yielded no arrests.

Community activists and local politicians respond in this video by the youth video news group, Press Pass TV.

Featuring commentary from:

Milton Jones, Dir. of Operations, Louis D. Brown Peace Institute
Lt. Larry Ellison, MAMLEO
City Councilor Charles Yancey
City Councilor Sam Yoon

Produced by Richard Prophete for Press Pass TV.

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