Summit to address youth violence in Winston-Salem

Winston-Salem Mayor Allen Joines says plans are underway for a youth violence prevention summit this fall.

The goal of the summit is to address the root causes that lead young people to commit crimes and put together recommendations to address the problem.

Joines says incidents are down in most major crime categories in Winston-Salem. But he says offenders and perpetrators appear to be getting younger. And that has people concerned…

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