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Crime Rate Spiking In Hub
Teen Shot At Bus Stop
POSTED: 6:39 am EDT October 13, 2006
UPDATED: 7:01 am EDT October 13, 2006
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BOSTON -- A spike in violence on the streets of Boston has led to an increase in the number of homicides and lesser violent crimes in the city.
In the last day, there has been a spree of deadly incidents in the city, including a shooting that killed an East Boston High School student.
NewsCenter 5's Gail Huff reported that a 17-year-old counselor at a local Boys and Girls Club was the latest victim. Hardy Celestin was shot and killed at a bus stop in Mattapan.
In Boston, murders are up 12.5 percent over the same time last year, and shootings are up 22 percent.
On Thursday, two people were shot at the Top Notch barber shop on Washington Street in Boston's South End. The shop was full of customers when a gunman walked in started shooting. One customer was hit at least five times. Another customer was shot in the hand. Witnesses wrestled the gunman to the ground.
"I ... was at the wrong place at the wrong time. I thought it was safe, but I guess nowhere is safe," customer William Barr said.
Hours later, at a DeAngelo's sandwich shop on Hyde Park Avenue, a man was stabbed. He ran down the street to a pizza shop, where he collapsed.
Violent crime has spiked in cities across the country. Experts said it's mainly gang-related.
"Gangs have made a big comeback. Partially because we have a wealth of new recruits who are excited by the opportunity of joining a gang," said Professor James Alan Fox, a Northeastern University criminologist.
Part of the problem is that teens have easy access to guns. In a post-9/11 world, money for security is being spent elsewhere, some analysts said.
"Homeland security is critical. But so is neighborhood security," Charles Wexler of the Executive Research Forum said.
Many cities are implementing curfews. In Boston over the weekend, hundreds of police officers were scheduled to meet to discuss how to prevent an epidemic.
Crime Rate Spiking In Hub
Teen Shot At Bus Stop
POSTED: 6:39 am EDT October 13, 2006
UPDATED: 7:01 am EDT October 13, 2006
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BOSTON -- A spike in violence on the streets of Boston has led to an increase in the number of homicides and lesser violent crimes in the city.
In the last day, there has been a spree of deadly incidents in the city, including a shooting that killed an East Boston High School student.
NewsCenter 5's Gail Huff reported that a 17-year-old counselor at a local Boys and Girls Club was the latest victim. Hardy Celestin was shot and killed at a bus stop in Mattapan.
In Boston, murders are up 12.5 percent over the same time last year, and shootings are up 22 percent.
On Thursday, two people were shot at the Top Notch barber shop on Washington Street in Boston's South End. The shop was full of customers when a gunman walked in started shooting. One customer was hit at least five times. Another customer was shot in the hand. Witnesses wrestled the gunman to the ground.
"I ... was at the wrong place at the wrong time. I thought it was safe, but I guess nowhere is safe," customer William Barr said.
Hours later, at a DeAngelo's sandwich shop on Hyde Park Avenue, a man was stabbed. He ran down the street to a pizza shop, where he collapsed.
Violent crime has spiked in cities across the country. Experts said it's mainly gang-related.
"Gangs have made a big comeback. Partially because we have a wealth of new recruits who are excited by the opportunity of joining a gang," said Professor James Alan Fox, a Northeastern University criminologist.
Part of the problem is that teens have easy access to guns. In a post-9/11 world, money for security is being spent elsewhere, some analysts said.
"Homeland security is critical. But so is neighborhood security," Charles Wexler of the Executive Research Forum said.
Many cities are implementing curfews. In Boston over the weekend, hundreds of police officers were scheduled to meet to discuss how to prevent an epidemic.