Life in violent and impoverished neighborhoods can be tough to comprehend. It can be a world of substandard schools, street loyalties, environmental pollution and infrastructure disinvestment. Often, the motley mix is also awash in guns. Go inside to hear the audio interview with a local 19-year-old describing his neighborhood.
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March 8, 2010 – 5:00 am
For many of the roughly 1,000 people who took part in Saturday’s slate of peace events – marching and linking hands in a human chain – the day had the unmistakable feel of a turning point. An audio slideshow captures the words, music and images of the day’s peaceful rally.
City poised to mobilize for peace
March 5, 2010 – 5:48 pm
At 11 a.m. Saturday, leaders from about 80 area churches plan to pray with thousands of residents at 210 separate street corners throughout the city. At noon comes a peace march, followed by thousands linking hands near a local church hit by gunfire last month. Click here for a complete schedule of the March 6 activities.
The bloodhound
March 5, 2010 – 9:33 am
Mark Wassberg has lurked around local crime scenes for years, collecting reams of raw footage of the city as few see it. Driven by a near-obsession to document the city’s struggle with deadly violence, this aspiring documentary filmmaker hopes to author his own rags-to-riches tale.
Murder the main issue at “Meet the Mayor” meeting
January 13, 2010 – 6:00 am
A small, but vocal, group of Richmond residents attended the first “Meet the Mayor” event of 2010 on Thursday, and the main topic of discussion was very familiar to them all: Richmond’s rising homicide rate.
Patrolling Richmond’s ‘Iron Triangle’
October 27, 2009 – 6:03 am
Phillip Sanchez comes to work with a crisp uniform and courteous demeanor.
He’s recognized at the local Starbucks, where he likes to start off his day with a coffee and pastry.
But the normalcy stops there. Sanchez’ office is one of the most crime-addled neighborhoods in the nation.
Officer Sanchez patrols one of nine beats, the notorious Iron [...]
Richmond Homicide Map: A look inside the numbers
October 19, 2009 – 6:03 am
The homicide data reveals some stark facts: Gun violence accounts for almost all deaths, less than a third of the crimes have been solved, over half of the homicides occurred over the summer and the victims are disproportionately under the age of 30.
Family calls for end to violence at memorial for slain woman, friend
October 13, 2009 – 3:45 pm
About 30 people gathered at a mid-day event at the 76 gas station in the 1500 block of Carlson Boulevard, the site of a double homicide just days before. A bouquet of roses rested next to the gas pump to mark the spot where Kaneesha Mallard, 19, died.
