‘It’s terrifying’: East Durham residents plead for safety amid gun violence

The gunfire that echoes through Yohanan Assefa’s East Durham neighborhood reminds her of the war she fled in Ethiopia.

She said she came to the United States seeking peace and safety, not to relive the trauma of violence.

“How long will the city allow the sounds of gunfire to dominate our streets as if we are in a war zone?” Assefa asked the Durham City Council on Thursday afternoon…

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