"At the end of the day we just have to love one another," said Mayor Todd Strange
MONTGOMERY, AL (WSFA) -
Montgomery leaders hope a good thing continues into the new year. So far no homicides, a welcomed respite after the city recorded 50 murders in 2013.
Meantime, local officials aren't sitting back, crossing their fingers and hoping for the best. Law enforcement along with the mayor met for an hour Friday afternoon and reviewed the crime stats for 2013 and discussed ideas on how to curb the homicide rate in 2014.
"At the end of the day we just have to love one another," said Mayor Todd Strange.
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The most recent killings took place three days after Christmas at the Centennial Bar & Grill near downtown Montgomery. Three dead, two arrested in a high profile case that shocked the capital city. Among the dead was a rising rap star and native Montgomery Glenn Thomas also known as "Doe B."
"I think we've gotten away from the personal aspect of the victims. These are people with families, names and faces and we have to get back to the human side and figure out why this is happening," said police chief Kevin Murphy.
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