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Boston City Council meets Tuesday night at a hearing in Roxbury to discuss violence in the city. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY ABIGAIL FREEMAN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

City Council analyzes violence among young people in the city

Nadya Korytnikova April 5, 2017

Following the shooting of a 5-year-old boy Sunday night in Roxbury, the Boston City Council’s Committee on Public Safety and Criminal Justice met Tuesday night to address the issue of increased violence...

Locals gather at a town hall meeting in Roxbury to discuss solutions to violence in the city. PHOTO BY ABIGAIL FREEMAN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Roxbury community discusses solutions to violence in Boston

Ezgi Toper February 5, 2017

Approximately 50 community members gathered at the Urban League of Eastern Massachusetts Saturday morning for a town hall meeting about violence in the city of Boston. Monica Cannon, a Roxbury resident...

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