Philadelphia Police Commander Asking For End To Violence In City

Matt Petrillo reports.

HAVE REDUCED RECIDIVISM RATES.AUTHORITIES SAY THE GANG ISRESPONSIBLE FOR THE ATTEMPTEDMURDER OF A POLICE OFFICER."EYEWITNESS NEWS" WILL BEBRINGING YOU STORIES COMMITTEDTO HELPING OUR COMMUNITY HEALAND GROW WITH THE ISSUES NOWAT THE FOREFRONT.WE'RE CALLING IT JUSTICE FORALL.TONIGHT'S CBS3'S MATT PETRILLOHAS THE STORY OF ONE BLACKPOLICE COMMANDER WHO SAYSPOLICE REFORM ISN'T THE ONLYCOMMUNITY CONCERN THAT NEEDSOUR ATTENTION.Reporter: WELL, JUSTHALFWAY THROUGH 2020PHILADELPHIA'S HOMICIDE RATEIS ALREADY ON TRACK TO BE ARECORD BREAKER AND MANY OFTHOSE KILLED WERE BLACK MEN.LOSING FAR TOO MANY LIVES.Reporter: AMONG THE MORETHAN 180 LIVES TAKEN FROMTHEIR FAMILIES THIS YEAR FROMPHILADELPHIA'S GUN VIOLENCE ISTYSHAWN WOODS.THE 22-YEAR-OLD WAS SHOT DEADHERE ON THE 4400 BLOCK OF OLDYORK ROAD IN THE CITY'S LOGANSECTION LAST WEEK.HE WAS CHARISMATIC, LADIESMAN.Reporter: PHILADELPHIAPOLICE INSPECTOR DEREK WOODSSAYS WOODS WAS HIS NEPHEW ANDHIS SECOND NEPHEW TO BE GUNNEDDOWN IN THE CITY'S STREETS.IT COMPELLED THE CAPTAIN TOTWEET THIS.WE SHOULD BE WORKING JUST ASHARD ON ENDING THIS GUNVIOLENCE IN LIEU OF YOURTHOUGHTS AND PRAYERS I ASK YOUTHAT YOU DO SOMETHING TO HELPEND THIS GUN VIOLENCE INPHILADELPHIA.YOU CAN BE A MENTOR.WE HAVE THE POLICE ATHLETICLEAGUE.YOU CAN VOLUNTEER.Reporter: TODAY"EYEWITNESS NEWS" FOUND THISMESSAGE PAINTED OUTSIDE A HOMEON NORTH BROAD STREET THATSAYS IF BLACK LIVES MATTERSTOP BLACK ON BLACK KILLINGSPERIOD.WHEN PEOPLE ARE KILLED BYPOLICE OR KILLED BY ANOTHERPERSON THEIR LIVES ALL MATTERTHE SAME.DOES NOT MATTER.I THINK THAT WE HAVE TOREALIZE THAT.Reporter: AND THE POLICEINSPECTOR ALSO TELLS US HE'S