Montgomery Mayor Responds to Mass Shooting Amid Rising Violence in the South
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Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed defended the city's efforts to combat violence after a downtown shootout left two dead and 12 injured, criticizing Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall's comments that downplayed the city's crime crisis. The mayor emphasized community safety, law enforcement focus on perpetrators, and rejected the idea of deploying the National Guard, while calling for potential policy changes to improve public safety.
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