Crimefighting advocates say the death of a Uber driver in South Dallas shines a light on youth violence after a 15-year-old was charged with capital murder.
Along Pennsylvania Avenue in South Dallas, tragedy deepened this week as police announced an arrest in the shooting death of an Uber driver killed in late February.Loved ones have said Tesfit was driving for Uber ahead of entering medical school when he was shot, causing him to crash into an empty home.
“We know that gun purchasing went up drastically across the country after COVID. We know that more youth are in homes where there are weapons, over five million kids under 18 years old. But we also know that gun carrying has actually gone up amongst youth by 41% in the last few years,” said Mankarious.
Crimestoppers works to reverse the trend through school presentations, speaking to kindergarten through high school children.
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