A shooting in Lexington on Monday is renewing calls for community-driven prevention efforts, even as new figures show gun violence across the city has fallen dramatically.
Devine Carama, director of ONE Lexington, said reaching young people before conflict turns violent is at the heart of that work. “Do we want our young people to live and thrive or do we not? And I think this is a time where we got to step up as a community,” Carama said.
While the broader numbers show progress, Carama said the impact on young people and families can overshadow the gains…