Mayor Jim Kenney and other city leaders announced the progress of their gun violence intervention program on Tuesday.
Cherie Ryans is one of the many women involved. Her son, Terence, was murdered in 1990.
The city contracted with the University of Pennsylvania to evaluate GVI. On Tuesday, they announced that between January 2020 to May 2022, 113 groups or roughly 276 individuals received GVI treatment, which they define as a contact between a GVI staff member and a recipient. The study found these groups saw an average 38.6% reduction in shootings per week, and groups who received treatment twice over the tie period saw a decrease of 50.3%.
A recent $2 million grant will allow Sumpter to bring in 7 more case managers, so he can expand teams on the weekends.
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