Chester Residents Call Out Gun Violence, Culture of Silence
09/18/2019 in: News
By Scott Morgan

The City of Chester is in crisis. Shootings are on the rise and so are shooting-related deaths. So far this year, police have taken more than 130 calls about shots being fired. That’s 20 more than all of last year.
Chester residents marched for 'Freedom From Gun Violence' on Sept. 14, a first public effort to stop escalating street and gang shootings in the city.
Credit Scott Morgan / South Carolina Public Radio