FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) – This summer, Fort Wayne has seen a string of violent incidents involving young people, from a shooting after Fourth of July fireworks to another at a city park.
For leaders of Fort Wayne UNITED, the city’s longtime anti-violence initiative, the surge is a painful reminder of what they believe was lost when the city stepped away from overseeing their programs last fall.
“The level of violence is just unacceptable, it’s sad, and it’s frustrating”, said David Shadburne, the organization’s vice chair…