Tag: gun violence
Presser Notes: 5G, City Championship, Guns Guy
By Jeremy Morrison Looking ahead to the Bayou Hills Run later this month, Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson shared his weekly press conference with Pensacola Sports,…
Eddins: ‘America is washed in drugs’
At Tuesday’s press conference, State Attorney Bill Eddins said the rise in gun violence, particularly among young people, is not isolated to Escambia County and…
Sheriff and Commissioner call joint press conference
While Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson is looking to hire a crime prevention specialist, Sheriff David Morgan and County Commissioner Lumon May are holding a press…
Buzz: Drug dealers set bounties
Sources have shared that a new frightening wrinkle has developed in the escalating gun violence in Pensacola and Escambia County. Drug dealers have begun to…
Gun violence continues
Pensacola Police have released photographs of two men wanted in connection with a shooting that occurred Wednesday night at a local business on West Garden…
Mayor Robinson, how is Pensacola gun task force going?
Early Sunday morning, a man was shot in downtown Pensacola at near the intersection of Jefferson and Government streets. Where is gun violence task force?
Same number of July gun incidents in 2012 and 2019
Inweekly reviewed the West Florida Regional Library’s newspaper archives and found the July 2012 and July 2019 had the same number of gun incidents reported…
Timeline: County had a Gun Crime Response Team in 2012
The last time Escambia County had a multi-agency task force targeting gun-related crimes was seven years ago. Sheriff David Morgan announced the “crime response team 
New task forces addresses gun violence, police training
by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly The city of Pensacola is partnering with the United States Attorney’s Office to form a task force purposed with addressing gun…
Officials speak out on gun violence
by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly Following another shooting Monday in a string of shootings in recent weeks in the Pensacola area, local officials joined with victims’…
Pensacola Violent Crime Suppression Operation has immediate impact
Less than 12 hours into its effort to reduce gun violence, the Pensacola Police Department is having an impact. Officers have found caches of firearms…
Massive response to Seattle Police gun buy back
Yesterday, Seattle Police had its first gun back-buy event in 20 years. The response was so massive that the SPD had to turn away people…
