HomeMy WebLinkAboutPress Release 02-07-2022 President Sharon McBride Statement on Gun Violence PreventionCity of South Bend
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NEWS RELEASE
Subject: Gun Violence Statement
Date: Monday, February 7, 2022
From: Council President, Sharon L. McBride
Contact: Bob Palmer, Council Attorney: bpalmer@southbendin.gov
Prevent Gun Violence Statement
As President of the South Bend Common Council, and 3rd District
Representative, it is imperative that I speak out regarding the increased gun
violence in our community. It must stop! For it to stop, we must all come
together and work collaboratively. This is not a neighborhood issue, but a
city-wide issue.
In the past three years there have been 53 fatal criminally assaulted shooting
victims in South Bend. That is just the tip of the iceberg. In the same three
years, there have been 363 non-fatal criminally assaulted shooting victims.
Even this number does not tell the whole story. It does not include accidental
shootings such as the one on Diamond Avenue last week.
Regardless of the cause, the result is the same. People die or are seriously
injured. Families are torn apart. People go to prison or are forever impacted
by grief and trauma. Gun violence have touched each one of us in some form
or fashion.
If you see something, say something! Use Crimestoppers if you are more
comfortable doing so.
Everyone needs to play a proactive role. It’s too late after a shooting
occurs. We must each do whatever we can to prevent a shooting from
happening.
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Sharon L. McBride
President
Sheila Niezgodski
Vice President
Canneth Lee
Chairperson, Committee
of the Whole
Canneth Lee
First District
Henry Davis, Jr.
Second District
Sharon L. McBride
Third District
Troy Warner
Fourth District
Eli Wax
Fifth District
Sheila Niezgodski
Sixth District
Karen L. White
At Large
Rachel Tomas Morgan
At Large
Lori K Hamann
At Large