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Residents urge violence-prevention and police accountability after recent Moxham killing
Summary
At the Feb. 11 meeting, residents urged the council to invest in community-based violence-prevention and demanded greater police accountability following a recent death in Moxham; the police chief described departmental supports for officers and community outreach efforts.
Several residents used the public-comment portion of the Johnstown City Council meeting on Feb. 11 to call for violence-prevention investments and accountability in policing after a recent homicide in the Moxham neighborhood.
Krysta Riley, speaking from Moxham, said the community is "heartbroken to have lost a mother, daughter and friend" and urged council to prioritize violence-prevention strategies that are "not based in fear and politics but based in dignity…
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