It’s not just a problem in Northeast Ohio, it’s an issue nationwide.
But as local officials continue their efforts to stop the violence, this is the big question: What exactly is being done to curb the problem?
While Lewis hasn’t directly been affected by gun incidents, her impact was felt with the tragic death of 9-year-old, Saniyah Nicholson. “It’s easy for people to settle their scores or whatever issues they’re having with a handgun, cause it’s so easily accessible. That’s gun violence,” Drummond said. “You know, it’s not the traditional gun violence that people think of when you know there’ s someone’s coming to robbery or homicide and so forth, so it’s this the accessibility of guns that’s just extremely troubling and hard to get over.
With the big three cities, based on 2019 data from FBI, Cincinnati had 64 murders, Columbus 81 murders and Cleveland, had a whopping 92.
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