A second meeting of Springfield political officials and community organizations has brought forth ideas on how to keep young people engaged and away from criminal activity.
Community leaders, city officials and law enforcement met in Springfield Thursday to discuss the continued uptick in gun violence and ways to try to curb it.
"What we're trying to do is just get out of our silos and work together and come up with this universal membership where youth can go anywhere — no matter what their neighborhood is or what their background is — and be able to utilize our community based organizations to get the services and programs they may need to keep them off the street, keep them safe," he said.
Sarno had convened the community meeting before the confirmation of the child's death. Earlier this week he said he's received a pledge from Massachusetts public safety officials for more assistance from the state police in dealing with gun violence. Sarno said community leaders like Jackson and others are working to prevent violence before it even begins by providing safe spaces for the city's youth to play, learn and grow.
Springfield Police Deputy Chief Lawrence Akers said he was born and raised in the city and some of the organizations at the meeting saved his life when he was a teen.
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