July 23, 2014
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Chicago Police Superintendent, Garry McCarthy take part in a private meeting on Monday with community leaders, federal agents, Babara Byrd Bennett, Chicago Public School's Chief and City Colleges Chancellor, Cheryl Hyman to discuss solutions to Chicago's gun violence.
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Mayor Holds Joint Meeting to Discuss Chicago’s Crime
Joint Meeting to Discuss Chicago’s Crime
As the Chicago Citizen Newspaper spoke to LaRoya Baker, 26 -- who fits the demographic profile of victims and perpetrators of Chicago's gun violence -- just outside of the Chicago Police Department at 35th and Michigan, local government officials, school administrators, law enforcement agencies, faith groups and community organizations gathered for a private meeting Monday morning to discuss joint efforts to combat the city’s gun violence. Ironically, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel said during the meeting that the young people he’s spoken with often say they are left out of the discussions on Chicago's crime problem.