Hm, over 40 known gangs, with over 800 known gangbangers. Care to bet who the shooters are.
LOCAL NEWS
Shootings continue at a troubling pace in the City of Buffalo
Uptick in gun violence mirrors pattern seen in other cities.
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Author: Dave McKinley
Published: 8:06 PM EDT March 22, 2021
Updated: 8:06 PM EDT March 22, 2021
BUFFALO, N.Y. — There's been a troubling trend regarding the number of shootings in the City of Buffalo, which continue to rise, and mirrors a trend seen in other parts of the country
A recent post on the Buffalo Police Benevolent Association's Facebook page noted that as of last Friday there had been 45 shootings in the city this year, compared to 18 at the same time last year.
With another shooting over the weekend, 2021 is building on a growing trend of gun violence, where 2020 saw a 90 percent rise in shootings over 2019, a year which had seen the lowest number of shootings than in the previous seven.
In an extensive report
aired by 2 on Your Side in November, law enforcement officials attributed much of this to street gangs.
They say gang members are not only believed to have been behind the trigger in many shootings, but that gang members comprised many of the shooting victims.
The FBI estimates there are between 40 and 50 street gangs in Buffalo with roughly 800 members.
Frustrating to them, however, is a code of silence among those involved in street gangs, who aren’t willing to say who fired on them… leaving the perpetrator on the streets to potentially continue the violence.
“They know who shot them and even saw who shot them. But they don’t want to talk to me,” said Erie County District Attorney John Flynn
Police also note that New York’s bail reform measures have either resulted in lower bail set for people charged with gun possession or requiring only an appearance ticket to be issued for those charged with a slew of violent crimes. They insist this has made it more difficult to keep violent criminals off the streets.
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