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Montgomery Mayor Responds to Mass Shooting Amid Rising Violence in the South

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Source: AL.com
Montgomery Mayor Responds to Mass Shooting Amid Rising Violence in the South
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Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed defended the city's efforts to combat violence after a downtown shootout left two dead and 12 injured, criticizing Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall's comments that downplayed the city's crime crisis. The mayor emphasized community safety, law enforcement focus on perpetrators, and rejected the idea of deploying the National Guard, while calling for potential policy changes to improve public safety.

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  1. Montgomery mayor fires back at attorney general after mass shooting: ‘I don’t need anybody lecturing me about  AL.com
  2. 2 killed in Montgomery mass shooting identified; $50K reward offered  WSFA
  3. 2 killed, 12 injured, as gunfire erupts on the streets of Alabama's state capital  ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
  4. Gunmen kill two, injure 12 in a shootout in a crowd in Alabama capital city's downtown  Yahoo
  5. Montgomery mass shooting comes after violent weekends in Michigan and North Carolina  Montgomery Advertiser

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