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New Task Force to address KC's Mounting Homicide Rate

Councilman Alvin Brooks
Councilman Alvin Brooks

By Frank Morris

Kansas City, MO – Kansas City's murder rate for 2005 climbed into the upper 90s last week - surpassing last year's total of 91. Last week the City Council unanimously passed a resolution to research the causes. City Councilman Alvin Brooks talks about the Violent Crimes Commission and the soaring homicide rate.

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