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Wes Moore: “The non-fatal shooting rate did double [in the eight years…”

Featuring: Wes Moore, Democratic | Governor of Maryland

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Maryland Governor Wes Moore Tells His Life Story (Full Interview)

Published | Video Starts at 43:05

And so, you know, we did the eight years before I became the governor, the homicide rate in the state of Maryland nearly doubled. The non-fatal shooting rate did double [in the eight years before I became governor]. And in Baltimore city they went eight straight years with 300 plus homicides in Baltimore City. (43:05–43:08)

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Asserts that the non-fatal shooting rate in Maryland doubled in the eight years before Wes Moore became governor.

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