‘It’s Got to Stop’: Atlanta’s Mayor Decries a Surge of Violence as a Girl Is Killed Secoriea Turner, 8, was one of several children killed across the country over the holiday weekend. Her death has roiled Atlanta.
“The reality is this: These aren’t police officers shooting people on the streets of Atlanta, these are members of the community shooting each other,” Ms. Bottoms said in her news conference.
The enduring struggle with gun violence has also intensified in other cities, including Chicago and Philadelphia, where at least five people were killed within a span of five hours on Sunday, including a 6-year-old boy. Two others in that city were killed over the holiday weekend, with at least 30 people reported shot, officials said.
