One month ago today, the gun violence plaguing American society reared its head again in south Baltimore. Over the course of ten minutes in the early morning of July 2, 2023, gunfire from multiple, yet unidentified, shooters injured 28 people and killed two.

Half of the victims were under the age of 18. The shocking event during Brooklyn Day, a celebration of the neighborhood, threw the community into mourning.

On today's show, we look to see how the neighborhood's young people are doing, and what resources are being made available for them.

We speak with two religious leader in the community, who both take on mentorship roles with local young people. Reverend John D. Watts, senior pastor at Kingdom Life Church Apostolic, and Kandice Golden, a minister in Rehoboth Church of Deliverance and local small business owner, sat down with us.

Officials from the Mayor’s ‘Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement,’ joined us to talk about their mission in the aftermath of gun violence. One of the tools at their disposal is an orange RV called the Peace Mobile.We speak with MONSE interim director Stefanie Mavronis and Rick Fontaine Leandry, MONSE’s ‘Coordinated Neighborhood Stabilization Response Manager’.

One month ago today, the gun violence plaguing American society reared its head again in south Baltimore. Over the course of ten minutes in the early morning of July 2, 2023, gunfire from multiple, yet unidentified, shooters injured 28 people and killed two.
Half of the victims were under the age of 18. The shocking event during Brooklyn Day, a celebration of the neighborhood, threw the community into mourning.
On today's show, we look to see how the neighborhood's young people are doing, and what resources are being made available for them.
We speak with two religious leader in the community, who both take on mentorship roles with local young people. Reverend John D. Watts, senior pastor at Kingdom Life Church Apostolic, and Kandice Golden, a minister in Rehoboth Church of Deliverance and local small business owner, sat down with us.
Officials from the Mayor’s ‘Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement,’ joined us to talk about their mission in the aftermath of gun violence. One of the tools at their disposal is an orange RV called the Peace Mobile.We speak with MONSE interim director Stefanie Mavronis and Rick Fontaine Leandry, MONSE’s ‘Coordinated Neighborhood Stabilization Response Manager’.

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