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Anti-violence advocates to demonstrate against weekend shootings

Credit: WCPO Cincinnati
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Anti-violence advocates to demonstrate against weekend shootings
Anti-violence advocates to demonstrate against weekend shootings

Between the four unconnected incidents that left 19 people dead or injured over the weekend, only one suspect had been charged by Tuesday night: Marlon Canady, suspected of killing 21-year-old Antonio Blair.

He has not yet been arrested.

NEW AT FOUR-- POLICE ARESEARCHING FOR A SHOOTER THEYTHINK KILLED A MAN IN AVONDALETHIS WEEKEND.MARLON CANADY ISCHARGED WITH THE MURDER OFANTONIO BLAIR.BLAIR DIEDSUNDAY-- DURING ONE OF THEMOST VIOLENT 24 HOURS INCINCINNATI HISTORY.WCPO NINENEWS REPORTER COURTNEYFRANCISCO REPORTS-- NOW THECOMMUNITY IS CALLING FOR ACEASE FIRE.LL INTRO:IM HERE IN GRANT PARKWHER EIN TWO HOURS A CROWDWILL GATHER TO SAY ENOUGH --PUT DOWN THE GUNS FOR AT LEASTONE NIGHT.SINCE SUNDAY--PEOPLE WHO LIVE HERE DESCRIBEDOZENS OF GUNSHOTS... TWO MENDIED... EIGHT SHOT... AND THISIS NOT THE ONLY PLACE THESEGROUP SHOOTINGS ARE HAPPENING---PHOTOS CONTINUE COMING INOF THOSE KILLED IN SHOOTINGSTHIS WEEKEND..12:03:03 "It'sextreme, I called it a massshooting."THIS WOMAN SURVIVEDTHE SHOOTING AT GRANT PARKEARLY SUNDAY MORNING...SHEASKED ME TO HIDE HER IDENTITY-- IN FEAR OF RETALIATION FORSPEAKING PUBLICLY120254 "Iwant to live."SHE WAS STANDINGIN A GROUP AT GRANT PARK JUSTEBFORE 2 30 SUNDAY MORNING..WHEN SOMEONE FIRED SHOTS...KILLING ROBERT ROGERS AND HERCLOSE FRIEND JAQUIEZ GRANT.BULLETS HIT EIGHT OTHERSNEARBY...MYRON GREEN DIED INTHE STREETS OF THE WEST ENDMINUTES LATER..THEN THERE'SANTONIO BLAIR... HE DIED WHENSOMEONE SHOT HIM AND THREEOTHERS IN AVONDALE AND THAT ISTHE ONLY CASE POLICE HAVENAMED A SUSPECT IN--- MARLONCANADY.12:!2:56 ISH "This isabout everyone this is aproblem for everyone safety iseveryone's issue."BRIAN GARRYIS CHAIR OF NEIGHBORHOODSUNITED-- CALLING FOR A CEASEFIRE...12:10:23 "because theseare hman beings who deserve tolive they deserve to have therest of their lives tehse are, many of them are children!"TODAY- --POLICE INSTALLED ASPOTLIGHT IN GRANT PARK--- ATOOL USED TO DETER CRIMINALACTIVITY OR LOITERING.THECHIEF SAYS HE HAS ADDED MOREPATROL OFFICERS TO THESENEIGHBORHOODS.HE SUSPECTSGROUPS ARE GATHERING ON THESTREETS BECAUSE MOST SPOTSCLOSE EARLY DUE TO THEPANDEMIC.120430 "no it aintbecuase of the pandemic."SHESAYS THE STREET VIOLENCE ISNOT NEW..AND RELATES IT TOECONOMIC STRESSORS AND GUNS.120411 right now we justpraying for better praying forbetter.---tag:THE CEASE FIREEVENT STARTS AT SIX HERE ATGRANT PARK RAIN ORSHINE...REPORTING IN OVER THERHINE COURTNEY FRANCI

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