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Residents urge more youth programs, reading support and local outreach after weekend shootings
Summary
Multiple residents described recent shootings and called on city, police and community groups to expand youth outreach, reading programs and after-school meals; speakers praised police response time but urged prevention-focused investment.
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — City residents used the Feb. 11 public-comment period to press for expanded youth intervention, improved reading programs and community safety steps after two shootings over a single weekend.
Yvonne Dodson told the council she witnessed a shooting at a church event parking lot and said bullets struck a car three spaces from where children were seated. She praised police for arriving in about 3.5 minutes but urged broader community action to prevent future shootings. Dodson credited an…
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