'This Is A Public Health Epidemic': Local Leaders Launch Intense 90-Day Operation To Combat Gun Violence

Miami FL

15 May, 2021

6:24 PM

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By Austin Carter, CBS Miami May 15, 2021 The Miami Police Department is joining forces with other law enforcement and local leaders to target crime hotspots in an effort to bring gun violence to a screeching halt. "If there aren't cops in those areas, all we're going to find is the casings. We want to catch those crooks as they're leaving the area, stop them, and take them to jail," said Miami Police Chief Art Acevedo. The 90-day operation will span five Miami neighborhoods including Little Haiti, Model City, Allapattah, Little Havana and Overtown. CBS Local Digital Media personalizes the global reach of CBS-owned and operated television and radio stations with a local perspective.