After shootings in Cincinnati killed five people and injured over a dozen more last weekend, leaders are looking for answers and solutions to keep it from happening again.
Including solutions like bringing federal officers to Cincinnati to target violent crime.
FIRST AT 4.FOLLOWING A SERIESOF DEADLY SHOOTINGS LASTWEEKEND, MANY PEOPLE INCINCINNATI ARE LOOKING FORANSWERS AND SOLUTIONS TO KEEPMORE FROM HAPPENING.GOOD TO HAVE YOU WITH US ONTHIS FRIDAY,I'M CRAIG MCKEE.THAT INCLUDES THE U-SATTORNEY'S OFFICE - WHICH ISPARTNERING WITH LOCAL LAWENFORCEMENT AGENCIES TOASSIST.
OUR REPORTER MARIELCARBONE LOOKS AT WHAT THEOFFICE IS DOING AND WHAT ITHOPES TO DO HERE IN CINCINNATI.MARIEL"The latest fatalshooting in Cincinnatihappened right here indowntown.
The US Attorney'soffice says when there is thismuch violence happening inreal time, real consequencesneed to happen.
That's whyit's working with localagencies to prosecute and stopthis violence, plus pushing tobring a new federal initiativeto Cincinnati."PACK: NEARLYTWO DOZEN WERE SHOT IN ONEWEEKEND ... AND FIVE PEOPLEKILLED.
DAVID DEVILLERS/USATTORNEY SOUTHERN DISTRICT OFOHIO "Initially when I firstheard it I thought it was allrelated, a mass shooting."THATWASN'T THE CASE.
MULTIPLECRIME SCENES POPPED UP ACROSSCINCINNATI LAST WEEKEND.DAVIDDEVILLERS/US ATTORNEY SOUTHERNDISTRICT OF OHIO "That'salmost more disturbing becausethese extremely violentshootings take place andthere's really no rhyme orreason."US ATTORNEY FOR THESOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIODAVID DEVILLERS SAYS HISOFFICE ANTICIPATED A SPIKE INVIOLENT CRIME THIS SUMMER.
SOIT HAS BEEN PREPARING, WORKINGHAND IN HAND WITH THE HAMILTONCOUNTY PROSECUTOR'S OFFICEDAVID DEVILLERS/US ATTORNEYSOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO "Ourgoal is really to kind offocus on firearms and violentcrimes."FOCUSING ON GANGVIOLENCE AND TARGETINGINDIVIDUALS WHO ARE KNOWN TOCOMMIT VIOLENT CRIMES.
PLUSDAVID DEVILLERS/US ATTORNEYSOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO "Iam one of 94 US attorneys inthe county calling up DOJevery day saying, hey we wantproject Legend."THERE'S A PUSHTO BRING "OPERATION LEGEND" TOCINCINNATIDAVID DEVILLERS/USATTORNEY SOUTHERN DISTRICT OFOHIO "Project Legend reallydoes kind of target thefederal offenses involvingfirearms and drugs and howthose relate to violent crime."THE FEDERAL INITIATIVE ISNAMED AFTER THIS 4 YEAR-OLDKansas City BOY, LeGendTaliferro, WHO WAS SHOT ANDKILLED WHILE HE WAS SLEEPING.THE OPERATION BRINGS FEDERALAGENTS TO CITIES TO ASSISTLOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT INSTOPPING SURGES OF VIOLENTCRIME.SO FAR AUTHORITIES HAVEMADE 1,500 ARRESTS IN 8 CITIESWHERE THE PROGRAM LAUNCHED.INCLUDING: (WEWS NATSSTART/PLAY UNDER MY NEXTTRACK)Justin E.
Herdman/USATTORNEY NORTHERN DISTRICT OFOHIO "There are additionalresources that are beingprovided to federal, state andlocal law enforcement."CLEVELAND, WHERE IT STARTED ATTHE END OF JULY.
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