23-year-old man from Detroit pleads guilty to spree of 3 violent carjacking’s
Rayquan Sturgis, 23, of Detroit, pled guilty Thursday to a spree of three violent carjacking's he committed between June 10, 2020, and July 7, 2020, on the city's west side. Sturgis also pled guilty to additional charges of using a firearm during carjacking's.
Resolution to end gun violence adopted by Washtenaw County board
ANN ARBOR, MI - A 14-point plan to end gun violence in Washtenaw County was approved Wednesday evening by the county’s Board of Commissioners. The recommendations came from community input, including anti-violence groups, residents who have experienced the consequences of gun violence and local policymakers. Commissioners unanimously approved a resolution outlining these recommendations during its May 4 meeting.
mlive.comGun violence in Kalamazoo prompts city and county leaders to seek residents’ input
KALAMAZOO, MI — City and county leaders want to know what residents think about gun violence and how to address the problem. The city of Kalamazoo and Kalamazoo County will jointly host a listening session on Gun Violence in Kalamazoo at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 27. Gun violence has been an issue for quite some time, Kalamazoo County Board of Commissioners Vice Chair Tami Rey told MLive on Tuesday. In September, the city of Kalamazoo and Kalamazoo County both adopted resolutions declaring gun violence a public health crisis. The city and county each committed $1 million of Federal stimulus funds to ongoing community violence intervention.
mlive.comCuomo Declares ‘Disaster Emergency’ on Gun Violence in New York
At a presentation Tuesday, Democratic Governor Andrew Cuomo declared a "disaster emergency" on gun violence in New York and issued an executive order expediting funding to address the problem, which he called a new "epidemic."
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