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Council presses for stronger venue security and state action after fatal theater shooting
Summary
After a fatal shooting at a privately produced event at a city-owned theater operated by OVG, council members urged changes to venue security, discussed technology and community interventions, and noted limits on local authority because of state and federal law.
Council members devoted a substantial portion of the meeting to a fatal shooting that occurred at a privately produced event in a city-owned theater operated by OVG, pressing administration officials to review security protocols and consider new technologies for screening public-access events.
Councilman Carroll said the incident “shook me,” describing personal connections to people who attend such events and urging the council to “figure this out and do something different.” Councilman Woods said the episode exposed a “heart condition” in the…
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