Josiah Bates

Prosecutors say the February killing of Da’Quain Johnson was justified. But his death, recorded on multiple video streams, underscores tensions that still characterize Midwestern policing in the post-George Floyd era.

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While shootings have declined from their peak in 2021, the South and West sides are still struggling with everyday violence, and some parts are seeing their numbers creep up.

As “trauma season” approaches, violence prevention workers say they’re still dealing with the fallout from the federal action.

Violence prevention groups, which have raised concerns that recent declines in shootings could lead to complacency and reduced investment, have long pushed for a dedicated office.

At Fort Wayne's first youth-led violence summit, high school students described shootings that have shaped their lives, and they challenged community leaders to do more.

When Sheri Pruitt’s 17-year-old son, Richard, was shot and fighting for his life in Lansing, Michigan, in August 2014, all her attention was on tending to him. She wasn’t worried about paying the bills or any other day-to-day responsibilities. She was worried about Richard’s survival. Her son died five days later at the hospital, and […]

Josiah Bates | For The Trace This story was originally published by The Trace, a nonprofit newsroom covering gun violence in America.

What happens after a city starts to get gun violence under control? From 2022 to 2025, shootings in Lansing, Michigan, fell 38 percent, while fatal shootings declined 46 percent. But that progress has arrived at an uncertain moment for community groups doing violence prevention and intervention work there. As federal grants have expired, Advance Peace’s […]

Auditors found the city lacks independent data to assess whether the gunshot detection system is improving public safety.