The rate of teen shootings per capita in Syracuse, New York, is more than double that of the vast majority of U.S. cities with populations of 50,000 or more, according to analysis by the Gun Violence Archive.
“It’s absolutely gut-wrenching,” Driscoll added. “These incidents resonate out and have a tremendous negative impact psychologically. It’s traumatic for those immediately affected, but also for the community as a whole.”
Jacqueline Gonzalez said that since she began working at the Center for Community Alternatives six years ago, youth violence has worsened. During the after-school program she runs at Fowler High School, Gonzalez has seen the repercussions of this violence first-hand.“Directly or indirectly, it affects these kids,” she said. “It’s like a domino effect.”
At community meetings, some residents have lost more friends than they can count on two hands, according to Driscoll.Without O.G.’s Against Violence, the number of youths killed would be even higher, noted Ryans. He said he’s stopped 10 homicides from happening in 2018 alone. A crooked scar on the side of his neck is a testimony to his commitment.between two women at a memorial event on the South Side.
“It’s worth the effort because it’s saving lives, and I’m still here,” Ryans said. “There’s a purpose behind it, there’s a higher power leading me, there was a divine intervention from me losing my life.” Ryans’ message of anti-violence has spread to the Syracuse community around him. At first, only Ryans toted the black and white sign emblazoned with “O.G.’s Against Violence,” but now they’re on display in window sills and front lawns in nearly every neighborhood.State Sen. Rachel May, a Democrat who represents Syracuse, presented Ryans with the
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