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Zellnor Myrie: “Homicides tripled from last year in Brownsville.”

Featuring: Zellnor Myrie, Democratic | New York State Senate, District 20

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Albany Gun Violence Prevention Rally and Policy Call to Action

Published | Video Starts at 00:44

So we woke up this morning and on the front page of the Daily News, the front page was a story of a 14 year old killed in Brownsville. Homicides tripled from last year in Brownsville. Shooting incidents and victims doubled over last year in Brownsville. Every life lost is a policy failure. I want you to repeat that after me. Every life lost is a policy failure. (00:44–00:50)

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Asserts that homicides in Brownsville have tripled compared to the previous year.

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