gun violence /tags/gun-violence gun violence en-US Copyright Wed, 09 Apr 2025 08:01:00 GMT Hospital-based violence intervention program seeks to reduce re-injury /show/cincinnati-edition/2025-04-09/hope-shield-network-hospital-violence-intervention-program The Hope and Shield Network aims to help victims of gun violence beyond immediate medical care. Wed, 09 Apr 2025 08:01:00 GMT /show/cincinnati-edition/2025-04-09/hope-shield-network-hospital-violence-intervention-program In 'ACT for Cincy,' Cincinnati has a unified strategy for violence reduction /politics/2025-01-21/cincinnati-gun-violence-crime-reduction-act-cincy A new framework called "Achieving Change Together for Cincy," or "ACT for Cincy," will guide Cincinnati's violence reduction efforts. Tue, 21 Jan 2025 19:41:08 GMT /politics/2025-01-21/cincinnati-gun-violence-crime-reduction-act-cincy Becca Costello Cincinnati Police announce 'out-of-home safe storage' program for guns /health/2024-12-17/cincinnati-police-gun-storage-program A new program allows gun owners to temporarily store their weapons with the police department for up to six months. Tue, 17 Dec 2024 17:13:13 GMT /health/2024-12-17/cincinnati-police-gun-storage-program Becca Costello Cincinnati will now destroy retired police weapons instead of returning them to manufacturer /politics/2024-10-09/cincinnati-destroy-retired-police-weapons Mayor Aftab Pureval says returning the weapons for re-sale was inconsistent with the city's goals to reduce gun violence. Wed, 09 Oct 2024 21:04:18 GMT /politics/2024-10-09/cincinnati-destroy-retired-police-weapons Becca Costello Summit on preventing gun violence comes to Avondale Saturday /local-news/2024-05-30/preventing-gun-violence-summit-avondale The third-annual event hosted by Christ Church Cathedral will feature elected officials and faith leaders. Thu, 30 May 2024 19:51:01 GMT /local-news/2024-05-30/preventing-gun-violence-summit-avondale Nick Swartsell How the West End community is remembering the 11-year-old killed in a mass shooting last year /show/cincinnati-edition/2024-04-04/west-end-gun-violence-walk A Walk to End Gun Violence is scheduled for April 6. Thu, 04 Apr 2024 08:01:00 GMT /show/cincinnati-edition/2024-04-04/west-end-gun-violence-walk After gun violence, survivors struggle with 'wounds we cannot see' /local-news/2023-12-21/cincinnati-gun-violence-trauma The death of 11-year-old Domonic Davis last month sparked immediate grief and action. But what happens to those traumatized by gun violence in the long term? Thu, 21 Dec 2023 09:17:00 GMT /local-news/2023-12-21/cincinnati-gun-violence-trauma Nick Swartsell Council committee passes new ordinances on lost or stolen guns /politics/2023-12-12/cincinnati-council-ordinances-lost-stolen-guns Council Member Liz Keating introduced the laws as one of her final actions before leaving office at the end of the year. Tue, 12 Dec 2023 18:04:36 GMT /politics/2023-12-12/cincinnati-council-ordinances-lost-stolen-guns Becca Costello Keating proposes local laws on lost or stolen guns as a way to reduce violence /politics/2023-12-06/liz-keating-local-laws-lost-stolen-guns-crime Cincinnati City Council Member Liz Keating wants to pass an ordinance to make it a local misdemeanor crime not to report a firearm stolen, as well as another ordinance to let the police department destroy a recovered weapon if it's not claimed in a certain amount of time. Wed, 06 Dec 2023 20:19:17 GMT /politics/2023-12-06/liz-keating-local-laws-lost-stolen-guns-crime Becca Costello Police will increase patrols and overtime amid 3x increase in youth gun violence victims /politics/2023-06-08/police-increase-patrols-overtime-youth-gun-violence-victims Thirty-one children age 17 or younger have been shot so far this year, more than triple the number this time last year. Thu, 08 Jun 2023 17:06:07 GMT /politics/2023-06-08/police-increase-patrols-overtime-youth-gun-violence-victims Becca Costello