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3 days ago | 
missouriindependent.com | Amanda Hernandez |Amanda Hernandez
Community-based violence intervention programs nationwide have long worked alongside law enforcement officers to deescalate conflict, prevent retaliatory shootings and, in some cases, arrive at crime scenes before police do. In many communities, these initiatives have been credited with saving lives and reducing violence.
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2 months ago | 
ctmirror.org | Matt Vasilogambros |Amanda Hernandez |Gabby DeBenedictis
Adriana Pentz’s brother could be alive today. In 2017, Luc-John Pentz was 30 years old and starting to struggle, burdened by life’s stressors and trying to cope by leaning heavily on alcohol. Adriana soon found out he had purchased a gun months earlier. Of her three siblings, she had the most in common with Luc growing up — they were both academically driven and competitive swimmers. They remained close into adulthood, with Luc supporting her when she became a mother.
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2 months ago | 
bostonherald.com | Matt Vasilogambros |Amanda Hernandez
By Matt Vasilogambros and Amanda Hernández, Stateline.orgNOTE : If you or someone you know may be experiencing a mental health crisis, contact the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline by dialing or texting “988.”Adriana Pentz’s brother could be alive today. In 2017, Luc-John Pentz was 30 years old and starting to struggle, burdened by life’s stressors and trying to cope by leaning heavily on alcohol. Adriana soon found out he had purchased a gun months earlier.
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2 months ago | 
baltimoresun.com | Amanda Hernandez |Matt Vasilogambros
Adriana Pentz's brother could be alive today. In 2017, Luc-John Pentz was 30 years old and starting to struggle, burdened by life's stressors and trying to cope by leaning heavily on alcohol. Adriana soon found out he had purchased a gun months earlier.
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2 months ago | 
thederrick.com | Matt Vasilogambros |Amanda Hernandez
NOTE : If you or someone you know may be experiencing a mental health crisis, contact the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline by dialing or texting “988.” Thank you for reading! Please log in, or sign up for a new account and purchase a subscription to continue reading. ONE-DAY ONLINE ACCESS Get complete access for 24 hours to all of the content on our site, including breaking news, e-editions, archives (2010 to current) and special sections.
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2 months ago | 
gazettextra.com | Matt Vasilogambros |Amanda Hernandez
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2 months ago | 
dailyitem.com | Matt Vasilogambros |Amanda Hernandez
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2 months ago | 
citybeat.com | Amanda Hernandez |Megan Henry
Even as President Donald Trump and other national Republican leaders push to expand the use of capital punishment, some GOP-led states are moving in the opposite direction.
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Feb 2, 2025 | 
philasun.com | Amanda Hernandez |Teresa Emerson
A couple of heavily armed New York State troopers patrol Grand Central terminal, Thursday, March 7, 2024, in New York. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced plans Wednesday to send the National Guard to the New York City subway system to help police conduct random searches of riders’ bags for weapons following a series of high-profile crimes on city trains. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)Crime is expected to be a major focus for state lawmakers and the Trump administration.
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Jan 29, 2025 | 
thecurrentga.org | Amanda Hernandez |Jake Shore
This story was originally published in Stateline, part of States Newsroom, which is a nonprofit news network supported by grants and a coalition of donors as a 501c(3) public charity. The number of homicides across the United States declined by 16% in 2024, continuing a recent downward trajectory, according to the latest crime trends report from the Council on Criminal Justice, a nonpartisan think tank.
