Lansing, Michigan, Reduced Shootings. Now Community Groups Are Trying to Keep the Peace.

After her son was shot in Lansing, Michigan, Sheri Pruitt began assisting grieving families by providing resources for bills and medication. She later worked with Village Lansing and the Lansing Empowerment Network to coordinate a critical response program addressing neighborhood violence. These community efforts have resulted in record declines in shootings across the city, though activists note that current success faces funding instability.