Published On Apr 19, 2018
The March for Our Lives rally called for an end to school shootings. But in the city of Baltimore, gun violence remains an everyday threat for many kids. It’s been three years since Freddie Gray’s death in police custody spurred an uprising in the city’s most violent neighborhood. Chris travels there to meet a community outreach worker on a mission to prevent young people from becoming victims of gun violence.
Sources & Further Reading:
Three teens were shot in Baltimore on the same day youth rallied against gun violence in Washington:
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/mary...
2017 homicide data provide insight into Baltimore's gun wars, police say
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/mary...
Beyond Parkland and other mass shootings, children are wounded and killed by guns daily: Study
http://abcnews.go.com/US/parkland-mas...
Childhood Firearm Injuries in the United States
http://pediatrics.aappublications.org...
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Producer: Chris James
Camera: Jeremy Moorhead
Editor: Will Colby
Supervising Producer: Allison Brown
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