"A Historic Surge in Gun Violence Compounds the Traumas of 2020." | "In over a dozen cities, homicides rose by 50% or more this year."

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Janet Foster lost two children this year. One night in late July, she woke to the sound of gunfire outside her home on the East Side of Cleveland. She rushed out the door to find her 22- and 26-year-old sons lying in her neighbor’s driveway. They’d both been shot.

She shouted for help, but none came. Her sons died before doctors could intervene. In the months that followed, Foster struggled to cope with her loss. “Some days I can’t do nothing but be locked up in my room because the pain is so severe,” she said. “I’ve been here eight years, and I’ve never seen violence so bad.” 

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