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Council posts reward, debates stepped-up policing and community measures after 13-year-old's killing
Summary
The council approved a reward to locate suspects in the killing of 13-year-old Marquis Prude and engaged in an extended discussion on police resources, neighborhoods' safety and proposals for saturated enforcement and anti-violence programs.
The City Council voted to post a reward for information leading to an arrest in the fatal shooting of 13-year-old Marquis Prude at Saint Andrews Park and debated a package of policing and community responses to rising violent crime.
Motion and vote: Council Member Mark Ridley-Thomas and others urged the council to approve a reward; after discussion, the council approved the special motion to post a reward (recorded vote: 13 ayes). The city attorney explained the council first had to make findings that the need to act arose after the agenda was posted and…
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