A new CDC report shows historic increases in gun-related homicides. Cornelius Bowser, a gun violence prevention advocate, is calling for more community-based prevention strategies to address the spike.
A new CDC report shows historic increases in gun-related homicides. KPBS Reporter Matt Hoffman spoke with an advocate who’s calling for more community-based prevention strategies to address the spike.
The CDC report said the reasons for the increases are unclear"and potentially complex," but they do propose some explanations. These include increased stress and disruptions from the pandemic,"strains in law enforcement-community relations reflected in protests over law enforcement use of lethal force, increases in firearm purchases, and intimate partner violence."
"When you see those numbers I’m not surprised," said Cornelius Bowser, a local gun violence prevention advocate."My focus is gangs, gang violence and specifically when addressing the crimes, gun crimes," he said. Officials at San Diego County Sheriff's Department said they could not comment on the CDC report without reviewing their own statistics and data. The San Diego Police Department did not respond to a request for comment.
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