'Every corner you turn, there's violence,' said one resident from North Philadelphia.
Since Friday evening, there have been at least nine shootings in Philadelphia where 10 people were shot and six died."It's so bad out here," she continued. "It makes you scared to walk and just do anything for people."Police said a man in hisPresley said she feels unsafe, and the ongoing violence takes a toll on residents.
"I feel like if I could just pick up the home I live in and move, I would definitely be gone," said Presley. "It's crazy."Police said late Saturday night, aThen Saturday morning,"The numbers are staggering right now," said Dwayne Fletcher, the founder of Gunz Down Glovez Up. "It's sad, we're losing our youth to gun violence and to the jail system, and then our adults, they're being victims.
"Boxing, it's a way of life," said Fletcher. "It helps teach you how to be patient, how to think things through, self-defense. I believe change will come as long as we come together. Nobody's coming to save us. We have to come together."They have not made any arrests or recovered any weapons.
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