Two recent police shootings in Connecticut highlight, once again, tensions between police and the public.

As lawmakers debate ways to hold police accountable, residents wrestle with trusting law enforcement. What issues need be addressed to mend relationships and build stronger communities?

This hour, we listen back to a conversation we hosted with community members at the Arroyo Recreation Center at Pope Park in Hartford.

Join the conversation on Facebook and Twitter.

GUESTS:
Greg Brown - Friend of Anthony Jose "Chulo" Vega Cruz; founder of the Justice for Chulo Facebook group
Rodney Williams - Uncle of Paul Witherspoon
Anthony Campbell - State inspector with the New Haven State’s Attorney’s Office; former chief of the New Haven Police Department
Joshua Fee - Student at Hartford’s Classical Magnet School; member of Hartford Communities That Care’s Youth Leadership Academy
Sgt. Steven Austin - Sergeant with the Hartford Police Department
Iran Nazario - Founder/CEO of the Peace Center of Connecticut

Carmen Baskauf and Catie Talarski helped produce this conversation, which was edited for time. 

Two recent police shootings in Connecticut highlight, once again, tensions between police and the public.
As lawmakers debate ways to hold police accountable, residents wrestle with trusting law enforcement. What issues need be addressed to mend relationships and build stronger communities?
This hour, we listen back to a conversation we hosted with community members at the Arroyo Recreation Center at Pope Park in Hartford.
Join the conversation on&nbsp;<a href="http://facebook.com/wherewelive" data-cke-saved-href="http://facebook.com/wherewelive">Facebook</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="http://twitter.com/wherewelive" data-cke-saved-href="http://twitter.com/wherewelive">Twitter</a>.
GUESTS:
<ul>
<li>Greg Brown&nbsp;- Friend of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wnpr.org/post/wethersfield-teen-shot-police-during-traffic-stop-has-died" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.wnpr.org/post/wethersfield-teen-shot-police-during-traffic-stop-has-died">Anthony Jose "Chulo" Vega Cruz</a>; founder of the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.facebook.com/JUSTICEFORCHULO/" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.facebook.com/JUSTICEFORCHULO/">Justice for Chulo&nbsp;</a>Facebook group</li>
<li>Rodney Williams&nbsp;- Uncle of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wnpr.org/post/protesters-call-yale-hamden-police-fire-officers-who-wounded-car-passenger" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.wnpr.org/post/protesters-call-yale-hamden-police-fire-officers-who-wounded-car-passenger">Paul Witherspoon</a></li>
<li>Anthony Campbell&nbsp;- State inspector with the&nbsp;<a href="https://portal.ct.gov/DCJ/About-Us/About-Us/Judicial-Districts-and-States-Attorneys" data-cke-saved-href="https://portal.ct.gov/DCJ/About-Us/About-Us/Judicial-Districts-and-States-Attorneys">New Haven State&rsquo;s Attorney&rsquo;s Office</a>; former chief of the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.newhavenct.gov/gov/depts/nhpd/default.htm" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.newhavenct.gov/gov/depts/nhpd/default.htm">New Haven Police Department</a></li>
<li>Joshua Fee&nbsp;- Student at Hartford&rsquo;s Classical Magnet School; member of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.hartfordctc.org/" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.hartfordctc.org/">Hartford Communities That Care</a>&rsquo;s Youth Leadership Academy</li>
<li>Sgt. Steven Austin&nbsp;- Sergeant with the&nbsp;<a href="http://www.hartford.gov/police" data-cke-saved-href="http://www.hartford.gov/police">Hartford Police Department</a></li>
<li>Iran Nazario&nbsp;- Founder/CEO of the&nbsp;<a href="https://peacecenterofct.org/" data-cke-saved-href="https://peacecenterofct.org/">Peace Center of Connecticut</a></li>
</ul>
Carmen Baskauf and Catie Talarski helped produce this conversation, which was edited for time.&nbsp;

Produced by Connecticut Public, 'Where We Live' puts Connecticut in context. Host Catherine Shen brings us fascinating, informed, in-depth conversations and stories beyond news headlines.  We start local, but we take time to explore domestic and international issues and consider how they impact us personally and here at home.

Produced by Connecticut Public, '<a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/where-we-live/about">Where We Live'</a> puts Connecticut in context. Host Catherine Shen brings us fascinating, informed, in-depth conversations and stories beyond news headlines.  We start local, but we take time to explore domestic and international issues and consider how they impact us personally and here at home.

Where We Live is a call-in talk show about who we are in Connecticut and our place in the world.

Where We Live

Produced by Connecticut Public, '<a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/where-we-live/about">Where We Live'</a> puts Connecticut in context. Host Catherine Shen brings us fascinating, informed, in-depth conversations and stories beyond news headlines.  We start local, but we take time to explore domestic and international issues and consider how they impact us personally and here at home.

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