Community Members Search For Solutions To End Violence: "We Have A Chance To Change The Spectrum"

By Allen Henry, CBS Minnesota

January 21, 2023

Reverend Darryl Spence says his phone hasn't stopped ringing this week with growing concern for St. Paul's youth after two disputes ended with gunfire.

"What we have to do is figure out another way. How can we get these kids to focus on something different," said Spence. "Nowadays when a kid turns 21, he don't run to the bar to get his first shot. First thing he's gonna do is go to the sheriff's department to get him a permit to carry."

Police say two groups of teens got into a fight outside Washington Technology Magnet School Friday afternoon. Staff broke it up, but as one group left, they opened fire, striking a staff member in the earlobe.

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