Lansing has recorded zero cyclical retaliatory shootings in 2025, a dramatic improvement from the 10 incidents reported in 2024, according to Lansing police data.
The decline comes as community organizations have intensified their efforts to reach young people most at risk of participating in this type of gun violence.
“It’s a vengeance type of gun violence,” said Dan Boggan, strategy manager for Advance Peace. “Cyclical retaliatory gun violence is just that… It is retaliatory to something that has just happened.”…