#InBy10: OKC coalition hopes curfew initiative will reduce gun violence

A coalition of clergy members, city leaders and law enforcement officials has formed to encourage a late night curfew for youths citywide as a way of combatting gun violence deaths.

The grassroots initiative, called #InBy10, will span three months and asks parents and guardians to ensure their children are home by 10 p.m.

Community leaders, who met Friday, July 25, at northeast Oklahoma City’s Ebenezer Baptist Church, said the effort was in response to a recent surge in violent crimes involving young people, too frequently resulting in death…

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