Community Action Being Touted to go against Gun Violence
Waterloo Chief Fitzgerald Asking for "Community Amabassadors"
After numerous gunshot incidents in Waterloo that’s left one person dead and several others injured since May 22nd, law enforcement and community leaders have called for help from the community in helping to battle gun violence. Waterloo Police Chief Dr. Joel Fitzgerald, along with Waterloo Mayor Quentin Hart, Black Hawk County Sheriff Tony Thompson and others held a press conference Wednesday afternoon in Waterloo to address the violence that has occurred since that time. Hart says the city needs to be proactive.
Chief Fitzgerald says the police can’t do all this alone.
Black Hawk County NAACP chapter president LaTanya Graves pleaded for an end to the violence.
Fitzgerald and others put out the call for citizens that if you see something, say something, and talked about the concept of volunteer community ambassadors, those in the city willing to step forward and assist.
If you are interested in volunteering, e-mail [email protected].
