Shoot review task force created in City of Buffalo to increase solvability of gun violence

ALSO TONIGHT -- THECITY OF BUFFALO -- ISNOW WORKING WITHFEDERAL AGENCIESTO STOP THE SUDDENSURGE IN GUNVIOLENCE.SINCE JUNE -- THEDISTRICT ATTORNEY'SOFFICE SAYS THEREHAVE BEEN 11 DEADLYSHOOTINGS INBUFFALO.ALL 11 REMAINUNSOLVED.7 EYEWITNESS NEWSREPORTER MADISONCARTER JOINS US LIVEIN THE NEWSROOMWITH NEWINFORMATION ON THISNEW PROGRAM.THEY'RE CALLING THIS"SHOOT REVIEW" ANDIT'S USING MORE THAN200-THOUSANDDOLLARS IN FUNDSFROM THE FEDERAL"PROJECT SAFENEIGHBORHOOD"GRANT.THE GOAL HERE IS TOINCREASE THESOLVABILITY OFSHOOTINGS ANDDECREASE HOMICIDESIN THE CITY OFBUFFALO.EVERY TUESDAYMULTIPLE LOCAL,STATE, AND FEDERALAGENCIES WILL MEETIN THIS INITIATIVE LEDBY BUFFALO DEPUTYCOMMISSIONERJOSEPH GRAMAGLIA.THE SHOOT REVIEWWILL INCLUDE AREVIEW OF "THATWEEK'S" GUNVIOLENCE WITH DATA,"SUSPECT CASEFILES"... AND THE USEOF SOME ADVANCEDTECHNOLOGY.GRAMAGLIA SAID THEPROGRAM EXTENDSPAST MEETING ROOM:"SHOOT REVIEW" WILLNEED TO RELY ON THECOURTS KEEPINGSHOOTERS OFF THESTREETS...AND THECOMMUNITYSUPPORTINGAUTHROTIES'EFFORTS.THAT SECOND PRONGWHICH IS EXTREMELYIMPORTANT WHICH ISTHAT COMMUNITYENGAGEMENT.

WHENWE'RE OUT THERE ANDWE'RE BUILDING TRUSTWITH OUR COMMUNITYMEMBERS, COMMUNITYPARTNERS THAT'SWHEN WE'RE GOING TOGET OUR WITNESSESTO COME FORWARD.WE NEED TO TAKETHESE TRIGGERPULLERS OFF THESTREET.

OUR GUNDEFENDANTS WE NEEDTO KEEP THEM OFF THESTREET AND LOCKEDUP AND THAT'S HOWWE CAN BE SAFER.AUTHORITIES TODAPINNED THE BULK OFGUN VIOLENCELOCALLY AND ACROSSTHE STATE ON GANGS.DISTRICT ATTORNEYJOHN FLYNN SAYSTHIS YEAR IS ANANOMOLY ANDBEFORE THISSUMMER...WESTERNNEW YORK HAD BEENSUCCESSFUL INREDUCING CRIMEMORE THAN 10PERCENT IN THE LAST5 YEARS."SHOOT REVIEW" ISMODELED AFTER APROGRAM INMILWAUKEE.OUR LOCAL LEADERSTRAVELED THERE TOSTUDY HOW THECOUNTY -- WHICH IS ASIMILAR SIZE TO ERIE-- DECREASEDHOMICIDES BY 17-PERCENT IN A YEARAND NON-FATALSHOOTINGS BY 15-PERCENT.THEY'RE HOPING TOHAVE SIMILARSUCCESS HERE.MC, 7EWN.ALRIGHT THANKSMADISO