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Breaking story for January 3, 2003.
Apparently a man has been killed one block off of
Franklin at 19th and Portland. It is reported that a man who had been
stabbed and then ran into the grocery store. It is also reported that the
man had expired after police and paramedics arrived. It was speculated that this
is another gang and drug related attack in this area that already has seen one
killing in 2003.
If anyone has more specific information please post
it. Minneapolis and this unfortunate area is getting a bad start for the
New Year. At this rate we will have over three hundred murders by the end of the
year. It is time for the Minneapolis City officials to allocate the needed funds
for the police to have sufficient funds to give adequate protection for these
impacted neighborhoods. The police are doing the best they can be expected
to do, but they need more resources to win this fight.
If necessary we need Federal Mediation between the
"Impacted Neighborhoods" and the City of Minneapolis. Such mediation would
be aimed at providing adequate and equal police protection for such
communities without those communities having to resort to Federal Courts to
secure a level of protection that approximates non impacted
neighborhoods.
Perhaps the 3rd Ward candidates could comment on
this?
Jim Graham,
Ventura
Village
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