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davis_squareWard 5 Alderman Mark Niedergang sent me this and said I could repost it here (and on NextDoor). It's a response to this earlier post.
Over the past few days, I've spoken with a bunch of people including the Chief of Police Dave Fallon (daily), Mayor's aide, and several of the owners of properties right near the site of the shooting and other neighbors who live right in the area.
Here is what I can tell you at this point.
First, and foremost, I understand neighbors' concern about safety in the area and share their concern. But I do not believe that concerns about safety in the Lowell Street area going forward are warrented.
The Somerville Police Department has said that this was not a random act. The parties involved were known to each other. They are not from Somerville, do not hang out here, and are no longer here.
Chief of Police Dave Fallon assured me that there will be a heightened police presence in the area going forward.
I am asking the SPD to have an active presence at the Albion Street playground in that are for at least the rest of May to talk with parents and address any concerns they have. I have also asked for a communication from the City to the neighborhood.
The police will be sharing more information with the public once an arrest is made.
Yours,
Mark
Mark Niedergang
Ward 5 Alderman
29 Conwell Street
Somerville MA 02143
(617) 629-8033
[email protected]
[email protected]
www.MarkNiedergang.com
Over the past few days, I've spoken with a bunch of people including the Chief of Police Dave Fallon (daily), Mayor's aide, and several of the owners of properties right near the site of the shooting and other neighbors who live right in the area.
Here is what I can tell you at this point.
First, and foremost, I understand neighbors' concern about safety in the area and share their concern. But I do not believe that concerns about safety in the Lowell Street area going forward are warrented.
The Somerville Police Department has said that this was not a random act. The parties involved were known to each other. They are not from Somerville, do not hang out here, and are no longer here.
Chief of Police Dave Fallon assured me that there will be a heightened police presence in the area going forward.
I am asking the SPD to have an active presence at the Albion Street playground in that are for at least the rest of May to talk with parents and address any concerns they have. I have also asked for a communication from the City to the neighborhood.
The police will be sharing more information with the public once an arrest is made.
Yours,
Mark
Mark Niedergang
Ward 5 Alderman
29 Conwell Street
Somerville MA 02143
(617) 629-8033
[email protected]
[email protected]
www.MarkNiedergang.com
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Date: 2016-05-06 01:52 pm (UTC)My completely random comment (since I don't live in that neighborhood--I'm Tufts/Hillside/Medford) is that "warranted" or not, I can understand why anyone in the area is concerned given all the random gun violence all over the nation in these times. We are fortunate here in Mass to have good gun control and registration protocols, from what I have read, but it's still something that people are very concerned about--and justifiably so. Particularly when there is a playground in the neighborhood.
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Date: 2016-05-08 12:22 pm (UTC)Warranted in his note refers to whether the shooting was by people known to each other (something that means their is less of a threat to general public). I for one am happy to find out it was a beef between two parties, though of course I'd prefer that it didn't happen to begin with and that it wasn't possible to get guns with no background checks at gun shows.