BPD: Shootings up 84% since June 1
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ARE NOW HOMICIDES.HANNAH BUEHLERTAKES A CLOSER LOOKAT THIS GROWINTREND AND THECONNECTION TOGANG ACTIVITY..TRT: 2:04OUT: 7EWNSOT: THIS IS VERYTARGETED VIOLENCETHE VAST MAJORITYOF THE VICTIMSALMOST ALL HAVEBEEN TARGETED ANDIT IS THE VASTMAJORITY IF NOT ALLGANG VIOLENCESHOOTINGS ERUPTINGIN THE CITY OFBUFFALO THISSUMMERAND STARTLINGSTATISTICS HAVEBUFFALO POLICE ANDTHE FBI ON HIGHALERTSOT:79 PEOPLE HAVEBEEN SHOT SINCEJUNE FIRSTSHOOTINGS IN THEBEGINNING OF THEYEAR WERE ALREADYUP 30% IN THE CITYNOWPOLICE SAYSINCE JUNE1...SHOOTINGS INBUFFALO ARE UP 84PERCENTIT'S A STATISTIC THAT'SBEING SEEN NATIONWIDEAND INVESTIGATORSSAY MOST OF THEVIOLENCE IS GANGRELATEDSOT: SOME OF THESEGUYS HAVE GOTTENOUT OF JAIL AND ARESETTLING SCORESRECENTLYTHE USATTORNEY'S OFFICEHAS CHARGED TWOMEN31 YEAR OLDMICHAEL WOODS AND27 YEAR OLDANTWAINE PARKERWITH CRIMINALPOSSESSION OF AFIREARM..THE FBI SAYS THERE ISA WARFARE BETWEENMEMBERS OF THECENTRAL PARK GANGAND THE FRUIT BELTGANGAFTER CENTRAL PARKGANG MEMBERSHARIF JACKSON WASMURDERED INBUFFALO..SUBSEQUENTLYTHEUS ATTORNEY'SOFFICE SAYS WOODSAND PARKER WERESHOT JUST DAYSAFTER JACKSON'SMURDER AND THESHOOTINGS MAY ARESULT OF THEONGOING WARFARETHE FBI SAYS ITCONDUCTED ASURVEILLANCE OFJACKSONS JULYFUNERALAT THE SAME TIMESURVEILLING PARKERAND WOODS ..BOTH WHO HAVEPRIORS FOR GUN ANDDRUG CRIMES..IT WAS THEN POLICEINITIATED A TRAFFICSTOP WITH THEDEFENDANTS FINDINGTHE GUNSBUFFALO POLICE SAYTHE COVID-19PANDEMIC HASCONTRIBUTEDGREATLY TO KEEPINGCRIMINALS ON THESTREETSSOT: THE COURTSHAVE BEEN CLOSEDTHERE HAVE BEEN NOGRAND JURY'SRUNNING THERE'SBEEN NOPROSECUTIONS FORTHE MOST PARTPOLICE ALSO SAY BAILREFORM HAS PLAYEDBIG ROLESOT: THEY'RE ABLE TOGET OUT QUICKERAND KEEP DOINGWHAT THEY'RE DOINGSTANDUP:ADDITIONALLYBUFFALO POLICE SAYTHERE HAVE BEEN 10SHOOTING HOMICIDESIN THE CITY SINCEJUNE 1DEPUTY POLICECOMMISSIONER JOEGRAMALIA TELLS MEPROPERTY CRIME ANDVIOLENT CRIME AREALSO DOWNWITH THE EXCEPTIONOF SHOOTINGSHB 7EWNALSO TONIGHT..
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