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'Gun Violence Is Indiscriminate': Activist Says After El Paso, Dayton Shootings, Don't Forget About

Tamar Manasseh (far right), founder of Mothers and Men Against Senseless Killings. (Photo courtesy of Tamar Manasseh)
Tamar Manasseh (far right), founder of Mothers and Men Against Senseless Killings. (Photo courtesy of Tamar Manasseh)

As a nation, much of the focus this week has been on the mass shootings in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio.

But a group of mothers is asking that we also not forget about another American city gripped by gun violence: Chicago.

Here & Now’s Tonya Mosley speaks with Tamar Manasseh (@TamarManasseh), founder of Mothers and Men Against Senseless Killings.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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