tenpoint coalition set to expand

tenpoint coalition set to expand

Good evening, i'm hunter petroviak.

Thanks for joining us tonight.ten point coalition members are working on expanding their crews into other fort wayne neighborhoods.

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They're targeting areas where shootings have increased..with the hopes of bringing shooting numbers down like they've done in the oxford community.fox 55's chris mullooly reports what communities they're targeting..and why they say it'll help.

City and faith leaders in fort wayne have praised the work the ten point coalition has done.in its nearly two years in fort wayne..

.the group is credited in significantly decreasing gun violence in the oxford neighborhood.and because of that..

Theres room for expansion.recruiting more og and indvs looking to expand reverand charles harrison with the coalition came into fort wayne from indianapolis thursday night to talk about the expansion.he says the group is ready to get into more communities and recruit more volunteers.key issue to fw is you got to find the right people who can go into the areas and have a relationship with indvshe says they'll begin to go into areas where they are seeing more gun violence.harrison points out weisser park as one area in particular.from learning how to do the model inthe oxfod areaharrison says now is the time.five homicides in the past two weeks in fort wayne... one from a stabbing and four others from shootings make the volunteers work crucial he says.its something he's trying to implement more down in indianapolis.indy the areas where we dont have violence is certainly in ten ponit areas the rest of the city is the wild wild westand hopes as the coalition grows... homicides and violence in fort wayne shrink.in fort wayne chris mullooly fox 55 news.

Harrison says the coalition is hoping for around 30 new members..he says veteran leadership and expertise on the coalition will allow the new recruits to be broken down into small groups... and be sent into