BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — Community leaders in Buffalo’s Chippewa entertainment district are proposing several safety measures following a deadly shooting that killed one 19-year-old and injured another on Halloween weekend.
The Chippewa Alliance has outlined a multi-part plan to address violence in the area, including:
- Implementing a curfew for people under 21
- Closing streets to vehicle traffic
- Hiring private security to patrol the district on weekend nights
WATCH: Buffalo’s Chippewa District pushes for safety changes after deadly shooting
“It’s not something that we’re dealing with on the weekly downtown, but we just want to make sure it doesn’t happen again, right? So we know the public wants to have that reassurance,” said Chris Ring, president of the Chippewa Alliance…