Tallahassee gun violence

It’s been a decade since the FSU law professor died after being shot a day earlier at his home in Tallahassee’s Betton Hills neighborhood.

"Eighty-five percent of those kicked out of school are the ones engaged in the shootings taking place in our community."

The panel at the NEBA meeting consisted of State Attorney Jack Campbell, Leon County Sheriff Walt McNeil and Tallahassee Police Chief Lawrence Revell.

The "Respect Yourself" Crime Prevention Task Force holds its first prayer vigil since adopting the strategy days before Travis Huntley's death

The Reverend Dr. R.B. Holmes and Tallahassee Police Chief Lawrence Revell present recommendations to respond to "epidemic."

The Tallahassee City Commission has unanimously backed a plan to curb gun violence, including hiring Group Violence Intervention, which is backed by an alliance of local religious groups called the Capital Area Justice Ministry.

Police say a resident was upset about rental charges and shot a worker.

The Tallahassee City Commission will hold a workshop next month on how to spend $1 million to curb gun violence. Different approaches have been on the table, but commissioners say they need more time.

Today the Tallahassee City Commission will finalize its budget for the next fiscal year. It includes $1 million to curb gun violence, but as yet there are no details about how the money will be spent.

Leon County Sheriff Walt McNeil’s upstart men and boys council is getting another $70,000, this time from the Leon County School District.