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Boston Mayor Walsh And Police Commissioner Gross Discuss Spate Of Summer Violence

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From left: Boston Mayor Marty Walsh, Police Commissioner William Gross and Suffolk District Attorney Rachael Rollins speak to the media following a shooting in front of the Colonnade Hotel on Huntington Avenue. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)
From left: Boston Mayor Marty Walsh, Police Commissioner William Gross and Suffolk District Attorney Rachael Rollins speak to the media following a shooting in front of the Colonnade Hotel on Huntington Avenue. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

So far in Boston this year, over 108 people have been shot, and at least 19 of them are dead. In recent weeks, as always happens in the summertime, the violence has been on the rise.

We speak with Boston Mayor Marty Walsh and Police Commissioner William Gross about the surge in summer violence.

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Marty Walsh, mayor of Boston. He tweets @marty_walsh.

William Gross, Boston police commissioner. He tweets .

This segment aired on July 16, 2019.

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