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Begun Center's Daniel Flannery discusses gun violence rates in Cleveland

Media | January 29, 2024 | Story by: Editorial Staff

‘Kids are dying’ — Homicides of kids, teens up 62% over last decade in Cleveland area

WEWS: Daniel Flannery, director of the Begun Center for Violence Prevention, Research and Education, discussed the grim statistics of children and teenagers killed by gun violence. “I think we’re beyond a blip,” he said. “I think it’s a trend. I think what’s different today is this feeling that gun violence is just part of what I have to deal with every day.”