City council passes strategy to combat gun violence

City council passes strategy to combat gun violence

July 25, 2018 6:21 am EST.

A strategy to tackle the spike in gun violence, that includes a program called ShotSpotter which locates the sound of gunshots and notifies police, has been passed by Toronto city council. Ginella Massa reports.

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