RICHMOND, Va. — Richmond Mayor Danny Avula addressed the spate of recent gun violence in Richmond.
He said Richmond is experiencing a recent spike in gun violence, though year-to-date data shows slight improvement compared to previous years.
“We know that this is continuing to cause trauma for our residents, our families and our community as a whole,” Mayor Avula said. “I think it’s also important to put things in context, and I realize that while it has felt really significant and acute in the last few weeks, our data year to date actually looks slightly better than it did the year before, and certainly better than it has in years past.”…