Recent mass shootings in El Paso and Ohio have locals looking for solutions to gun violence. Bernalillo County of community conversations on how to prevent people from shooting people.
鈥淲e鈥檙e hoping that community folks can think of community action that they can take to reduce violence in their community,鈥� said Enrique Cardiel, director of the Bernalillo County Community Health Council.
More than 600 people in Bernalillo County died due to gun violence in the last four years, . More than half of those deaths were suicides. A quarter were people shooting other people.
Cardiel said the heavy presence of New Mexico State Police in southwest Albuquerque also has folks nervous about police shootings.
is scheduled for Wednesday, September 4 at the Health Council's Office in Albuquerque. Organizers say they are not inviting law enforcement so people can feel comfortable to speak honestly.
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Where: 220 Adams St SE, Suite A, Albuquerque.
When: 5:30 p.m. - 7:00 on Wednesday, Sept. 4.
Future meetings can be found at the Bernalillo County Community Health Council's .
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