Cincinnati – Cincinnati gun violence is showing no signs of slowing down as we near the end of 2021. There were 16 murders from October to November; Second spike this year. The biggest spike was in June and July when 23 people died.
Police have reported 84 murders so far this year, putting Cincinnati on track for one of its deadliest years in recent history, second only to 2020, which saw 98 murders.
In an effort to help stop gun violence, you may have seen bright yellow yard signs dotted around town.
He says, “Teach your son not to kill my son. I already taught you not to kill you. ,
“I think it’s a bold statement,” said Jackie Randolph. “I think it should be on the billboards. It’s really true.”
his son, Xavier Randolph, passed away in October this year. Someone shot him near his Evanston home. He was 16 years old.
“Kids are killing kids here, and this needs to stop,” Randolph said. “I don’t know how many times people in society have to lose their son before people wake up.”
The man behind the signs is Stephen Pryor. He is a street activist who got the idea after seeing this quote on social media.
“It’s one hell of a bold statement,” Pryor said. “And it speaks for itself.”
The new strategy emerges as police say more shootings are related to disputes.
Cincinnati Police Chief Eliot Isaacs said in October that his team arrested more teens on murder charges this year than at any time in his more than 30-year career.
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“Teach them to understand, you know, don’t kill. You’re not the creator. It’s not your job to kill people,” Pryor said.
Cincinnati NAACP leader, Bishop Ennis Tait is supporting him.
Bishop Tait said, “The whole idea of talking with my son about not killing your son, it’s deep because it’s now the responsibility of all of us as adults to make sure we’re really teaching them.” Huh.” “This message also goes down in the hearts of mothers who have lost their sons.”
You will see 60 signs around the city. Pryor is working to put it on the billboard.
Randolph thinks it might work. “I think it really will. I think it needs to be seen more.”