NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — In the wake of the Kansas City shooting, Nashville non-profits are taking a serious look at juvenile crime.
Friday, two juveniles were charged in the Kansas City Super Bowl parade shooting that killed one person and injured over 20 others.
News 2 spoke to two non-profits who have been working for years to combat juvenile crime.
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“You go from living on a college campus to sitting in a jail for a capital punishment,” said Calvin Bryant, Positive Inner-City Kids.
That’s what happened to Bryant in 2008. “I was an athlete playing for Tennessee State University, I did a drug transaction which landed me in prison for 10 and a half years.”
One bad decision cost Bryant a decade.
“One big decision can cost you your life either way jail or death,” Bryant said.
Last week, two juveniles were shot and killed in an East Nashville parking lot. Two teenagers were later charged in connection to the shooting.