CRIMEWBTV CHARLOTTE
Charlotte seeing youth violence victimize minorities more than others
As police consider a 9 p.m. nightly curfew, data highlighted rising youth gun violence, noting six young people were lost to gun violence this year, with the youngest victim being 14. Statistics showed that of 431 juvenile victims between 9 p.m. and 6 a.m. in the past year, 91% were Black, Hispanic or Latino. A youth advocate called for mandatory parental accountability at home to address escalating delinquency.
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