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Resident Cheryl Hughes presses Harrisburg leaders for answers after son's July Midtown shooting; council offers follow‑up
Summary
Cheryl Hughes, a longtime Harrisburg resident, told council she has lost three sons to gun violence and demanded accountability and follow‑up from Mayor Wanda Williams and city staff after her son was killed in Midtown. Council members and staff offered to speak with her after the meeting and to make follow‑up contacts.
At public comment, Cheryl Hughes, a Harrisburg resident of 53 years, told City Council she has lost three sons to gun violence and demanded answers and accountability from Mayor Wanda Williams, whom she said did not follow through on a promised meeting and assistance.
"If the mayor would have kept her promise ... My son's blood's on her hands," Hughes said, recounting that her son, identified in the remarks as Azarra Hughes, was shot after leaving an…
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